Search Results - "Jung, Hoi Jong"
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Portability of paddle motif function and pharmacology in voltage sensors
Published in Nature (15-11-2007)“…Voltage-sensing domains enable membrane proteins to sense and react to changes in membrane voltage. Although identifiable S1-S4 voltage-sensing domains are…”
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Graded expression of zinc-responsive genes through two regulatory zinc-binding sites in Zur
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-03-2011)“…Zinc is one of the essential transition metals in cells. Excess or lack of zinc is detrimental, and cells exploit highly sensitive zinc-binding regulators to…”
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Structure and Orientation of a Voltage-Sensor Toxin in Lipid Membranes
Published in Biophysical journal (21-07-2010)“…Amphipathic protein toxins from tarantula venom inhibit voltage-activated potassium (Kv) channels by binding to a critical helix-turn-helix motif termed the…”
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Solution Structure and Lipid Membrane Partitioning of VSTx1, an Inhibitor of the KvAP Potassium Channel
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (26-04-2005)“…VSTx1 is a voltage sensor toxin from the spider Grammostola spatulata that inhibits KvAP, an archeabacterial voltage-activated K+ channel whose X-ray structure…”
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Enrichment and proteome analysis of a hyperthermostable protein set of archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1
Published in Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions (01-07-2011)“…Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that can be used for the screening of thermophilic enzymes. Previously, we characterized the…”
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Mechanosensitive nonselective cation channel facilitation by endothelin-1 is regulated by protein kinase C in arterial myocytes
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-11-2007)“…The mechanosensitive nonselective cation channel (NSC(MS)) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) play critical roles in the regulation of vascular tone. This study was…”
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Lipid membrane interaction and antimicrobial activity of GsMTx-4, an inhibitor of mechanosensitive channel
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (10-02-2006)“…GsMTx-4, a polypeptide from the spider Grammostola spatulata, is an inhibitor of mechanosensitive channels. It is known to interact with lipid membranes,…”
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Structural Analysis of Immunotherapeutic Peptides for Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (25-12-2007)“…Myasthenia gravis (MG) and its animal model, experimental MG (EAMG), are autoimmune disorders in which major pathogenic antibodies are directed against the…”
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Structure-activity relationships of ω-Agatoxin IVA in lipid membranes
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (01-01-2017)“…To analyze structural features of ω-Aga IVA, a gating modifier toxin from spider venom, we here investigated the NMR solution structure of ω-Aga IVA within DPC…”
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Dissection of the Dimerization Modes in the DJ-1 Superfamily
Published in Molecules and cells (01-02-2012)“…The DJ-1 superfamily (DJ-1/ThiJ/PfpI superfamily) is distributed across all three kingdoms of life. These proteins are involved in a highly diverse range of…”
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Structural Analysis of Immunotherapeutic Peptides for Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (01-12-2007)“…Myasthenia gravis (MG) and its animal model, experimental MG (EAMG), are autoimmune disorders in which major pathogenic antibodies are directed against the…”
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Structure–Activity Analysis of SMAP-29, a Sheep Leukocytes-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (27-07-2001)“…SAMP-29 is a cathelecidin-derived antimicrobial peptide deduced from sheep myeloid mRNA. To elucidate the structural-activity relationship of SMAP-29, several…”
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