Search Results - "Ferre, R A"
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Crystal structure of a hepatitis delta virus ribozyme
Published in Nature (London) (08-10-1998)“…The self-cleaving ribozyme of the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is the only catalytic RNA known to be required for the viability of a human pathogen. We obtained…”
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Structure-Assisted Design of Mechanism-Based Irreversible Inhibitors of Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease with Potent Antiviral Activity against Multiple Rhinovirus Serotypes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-09-1999)“…Human rhinoviruses, the most important etiologic agents of the common cold, are messenger-active single-stranded monocistronic RNA viruses that have evolved a…”
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Use of Cis- and Trans-Ribozymes to Remove 5′ and 3′ Heterogeneities From Milligrams of In Vitro Transcribed RNA
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-03-1996)“…In vitro transcription with phage T7 RNA polymerase is the method of choice for obtaining multi-milligram quantities of RNA for structural studies. However,…”
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The hairpin ribozyme: from crystal structure to function
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (01-11-2002)“…The hairpin ribozyme is one of four known natural catalytic RNAs that carry out sequence-specific cleavage of RNA. It is of particular biochemical interest…”
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structure and function of small nucleolar ribonucleoproteins
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-03-2007)“…Eukaryotes and archaea use two sets of specialized ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) to carry out sequence-specific methylation and pseudouridylation of RNA, the two…”
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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Nonpeptidic Inhibitors of Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (20-12-1996)“…The design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of reversible, nonpeptidic inhibitors of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease (3CP) are reported. A novel series…”
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Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography
Published in Nature (London) (12-01-2017)“…Femtosecond XFEL crystallography is used to identify dynamic changes in the adenine riboswitch aptamer domain, with at least four states identified in real…”
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Crystallization and structure determination of a hepatitis delta virus ribozyme: use of the RNA-binding protein U1A as a crystallization module
Published in Journal of molecular biology (21-01-2000)“…Well-ordered crystals of a genomic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) ribozyme, a large, globular RNA, were obtained employing a new crystallization method. A…”
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Crystal structure of a hairpin ribozyme-inhibitor complex with implications for catalysis
Published in Nature (London) (12-04-2001)“…The hairpin ribozyme catalyses sequence-specific cleavage of RNA. The active site of this natural RNA results from the docking of two irregular helices: stems…”
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Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Irreversible Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease Inhibitors. 3. Structure−Activity Studies of Ketomethylene-Containing Peptidomimetics
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (08-04-1999)“…The structure-based design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of various ketomethylene-containing human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease (3CP)…”
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Recognition by Max of its cognate DNA through a dimeric b/HLH/Z domain
Published in Nature (London) (06-05-1993)“…The three-dimensional structure of the basic/helix-loop-helix/leucine zipper domain of the transcription factor Max complexed with DNA has been determined by…”
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Molecular basis of mouse microphthalmia ( mi ) mutations helps explain their developmental and phenotypic consequences
Published in Nature genetics (01-11-1994)“…Mutations in the mouse microphthalmia (mi) gene affect the development of a number of cell types including melanocytes, osteoclasts and mast cells. Recently,…”
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Structure and function of the b/HLH/Z domain of USF
Published in The EMBO journal (01-01-1994)“…The basic/helix‐loop‐helix/leucine zipper (b/HLH/Z) transcription factor upstream stimulatory factor (USF) and its isolated DNA binding domain undergo a random…”
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Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Irreversible Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease Inhibitors. 4. Incorporation of P1 Lactam Moieties as l-Glutamine Replacements
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (08-04-1999)“…The structure-based design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of various human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease (3CP) inhibitors which incorporate P1…”
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A general module for RNA crystallization
Published in Journal of molecular biology (12-06-1998)“…Crystallization of RNA molecules other than simple oligonucleotide duplexes remains a challenging step in structure determination by X-ray crystallography…”
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Cocrystal Structure of a tRNA psi 55 Pseudouridine Synthase: Nucleotide Flipping by an RNA-Modifying Enzyme
Published in Cell (28-12-2001)“…Pseudouridine ( psi ) synthases catalyze the isomerization of specific uridines in cellular RNAs to pseudouridines and may function as RNA chaperones. TruB is…”
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The Crystal Structure of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase from Human Rhinovirus: A Dual Function Target for Common Cold Antiviral Therapy
Published in Structure (London) (01-08-2004)“…Human rhinoviruses (HRV), the predominant members of the Picornaviridae family of positive-strand RNA viruses, are the major causative agents of the common…”
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Structure-based design of irreversible, tripeptidyl human rhinovirus 3C protease inhibitors containing N-methyl amino acids
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (02-08-1999)“…Tripeptide-derived molecules incorporating N-methyl amino acid residues and C-terminal Michael acceptor moieties were evaluated as irreversible inhibitors of…”
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Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Irreversible Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease Inhibitors. 1. Michael Acceptor Structure−Activity Studies
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (16-07-1998)“…The structure-based design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of peptide-derived human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease (3CP) inhibitors are described…”
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Transition State Stabilization by a Catalytic RNA
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (15-11-2002)“…The hairpin ribozyme catalyzes sequence-specific cleavage of RNA through transesterification of the scissile phosphate. Vanadate has previously been used as a…”
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