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Biochemical Characterization of CA IX, One of the Most Active Carbonic Anhydrase Isozymes by Hilvo, Mika, Baranauskiene, Lina, Salzano, Anna Maria, Scaloni, Andrea, Matulis, Daumantas, Innocenti, Alessio, Scozzafava, Andrea, Monti, Simona Maria, Di Fiore, Anna, De Simone, Giuseppina, Lindfors, Mikaela, Jänis, Janne, Valjakka, Jarkko, Pastoreková, Silvia, Pastorek, Jaromir, Kulomaa, Markku S., Nordlund, Henri R., Supuran, Claudiu T., Parkkila, Seppo

“…Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) is an exceptional member of the CA protein family; in addition to its classical role in pH regulation, it has also been proposed…”
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Molecular features of steroid-binding antidins and their use for assaying serum progesterone by Agrawal, Nitin, Lehtonen, Soili I, Uusi-Mäkelä, Meri, Jain, Purvi, Viitala, Sari, Määttä, Juha A E, Kähkönen, Niklas, Azizi, Latifeh, Riihimäki, Tiina A, Kulomaa, Markku S, Johnson, Mark S, Hytönen, Vesa P, Airenne, Tomi T

“…Chicken avidin (Avd) and streptavidin from Streptomyces avidinii are extensively used in bionanotechnology due to their extremely tight binding to biotin (Kd ~…”
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Structural characterization of core-bradavidin in complex with biotin by Agrawal, Nitin, Määttä, Juha A E, Kulomaa, Markku S, Hytönen, Vesa P, Johnson, Mark S, Airenne, Tomi T

“…Bradavidin is a tetrameric biotin-binding protein similar to chicken avidin and bacterial streptavidin, and was originally cloned from the nitrogen-fixing…”
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Rhizavidin from Rhizobium etli: the first natural dimer in the avidin protein family by Helppolainen, Satu H, Nurminen, Kirsi P, Määttä, Juha A E, Halling, Katrin K, Slotte, J Peter, Huhtala, Tuulia, Liimatainen, Timo, Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo, Airenne, Kari J, Närvänen, Ale, Jänis, Janne, Vainiotalo, Pirjo, Valjakka, Jarkko, Kulomaa, Markku S, Nordlund, Henri R

“…Rhizobium etli CFN42 is a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium of the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris. The symbiotic plasmid p42d of R. etli comprises a gene…”
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A novel chimeric avidin with increased thermal stability using DNA shuffling by Taskinen, Barbara, Airenne, Tomi T, Jänis, Janne, Rahikainen, Rolle, Johnson, Mark S, Kulomaa, Markku S, Hytönen, Vesa P

“…Avidins are a family of proteins widely employed in biotechnology. We have previously shown that functional chimeric mutant proteins can be created from avidin…”
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Zebavidin--an avidin-like protein from zebrafish by Taskinen, Barbara, Zmurko, Joanna, Ojanen, Markus, Kukkurainen, Sampo, Parthiban, Marimuthu, Määttä, Juha A E, Leppiniemi, Jenni, Jänis, Janne, Parikka, Mataleena, Turpeinen, Hannu, Rämet, Mika, Pesu, Marko, Johnson, Mark S, Kulomaa, Markku S, Airenne, Tomi T, Hytönen, Vesa P

“…The avidin protein family members are well known for their high affinity towards D-biotin and high structural stability. These properties make avidins valuable…”
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Purification of norovirus-like particles (VLPs) by ion exchange chromatography by Koho, Tiia, Mäntylä, Tuomas, Laurinmäki, Pasi, Huhti, Leena, Butcher, Sarah J., Vesikari, Timo, Kulomaa, Markku S., Hytönen, Vesa P.

“…► Scalable purification method for norovirus VLPs based on anion exchange chromatography. ► High particle purity obtained. ► Purified VLPs were stable for over…”
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Production and characterization of virus-like particles and the P domain protein of GII.4 norovirus by Koho, Tiia, Huhti, Leena, Blazevic, Vesna, Nurminen, Kirsi, Butcher, Sarah J., Laurinmäki, Pasi, Kalkkinen, Nisse, Rönnholm, Gunilla, Vesikari, Timo, Hytönen, Vesa P., Kulomaa, Markku S.

“…Noroviruses are an important cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis in humans. In this study the production and characterization of GII.4 norovirus virus-like…”
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Chimeric Avidin--NMR structure and dynamics of a 56 kDa homotetrameric thermostable protein by Tossavainen, Helena, Kukkurainen, Sampo, Määttä, Juha A E, Kähkönen, Niklas, Pihlajamaa, Tero, Hytönen, Vesa P, Kulomaa, Markku S, Permi, Perttu

“…Chimeric avidin (ChiAVD) is a product of rational protein engineering remarkably resistant to heat and harsh conditions. In quest of the fundamentals behind…”
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Structure of bradavidin-C-terminal residues act as intrinsic ligands by Leppiniemi, Jenni, Grönroos, Toni, Määttä, Juha A E, Johnson, Mark S, Kulomaa, Markku S, Hytönen, Vesa P, Airenne, Tomi T

“…Bradavidin is a homotetrameric biotin-binding protein from Bradyrhizobium japonicum, a nitrogen fixing and root nodule-forming symbiotic bacterium of the…”
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Bifunctional avidin with covalently modifiable ligand binding site by Leppiniemi, Jenni, Määttä, Juha A E, Hammaren, Henrik, Soikkeli, Mikko, Laitaoja, Mikko, Jänis, Janne, Kulomaa, Markku S, Hytönen, Vesa P

“…The extensive use of avidin and streptavidin in life sciences originates from the extraordinary tight biotin-binding affinity of these tetrameric proteins…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Novosphingobium sp. Strain MT1, a Dominant Polychlorophenol-Degrading Strain in a Groundwater Bioremediation System by TIIROLA, Marja A, MÄNNISTÖ, Minna K, PUHAKKA, Jaakko A, KULOMAA, Markku S

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Construction of chimeric dual-chain avidin by tandem fusion of the related avidins by Riihimäki, Tiina A, Kukkurainen, Sampo, Varjonen, Suvi, Hörhä, Jarno, Nyholm, Thomas K M, Kulomaa, Markku S, Hytönen, Vesa P

“…Avidin is a chicken egg-white protein with high affinity to vitamin H, also known as D-biotin. Many applications in life science research are based on this…”
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Internalization of novel non-viral vector TAT-streptavidin into human cells by Rinne, Johanna, Albarran, Brian, Jylhävä, Juulia, Ihalainen, Teemu O, Kankaanpää, Pasi, Hytönen, Vesa P, Stayton, Patrick S, Kulomaa, Markku S, Vihinen-Ranta, Maija

“…The cell-penetrating peptide derived from the Human immunodeficiency virus-1 transactivator protein Tat possesses the capacity to promote the effective uptake…”
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Tetravalent single-chain avidin: from subunits to protein domains via circularly permuted avidins by Nordlund, Henri R, Hytönen, Vesa P, Hörhä, Jarno, Määttä, Juha A E, White, Daniel J, Halling, Katrin, Porkka, Eevaleena J, Slotte, J Peter, Laitinen, Olli H, Kulomaa, Markku S

“…scAvd (single-chain avidin, where two dcAvd are joined in a single polypeptide chain), having four biotin-binding domains, was constructed by fusion of…”
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Efficient production of active chicken avidin using a bacterial signal peptide in Escherichia coli by Hytönen, Vesa P, Laitinen, Olli H, Airenne, Tomi T, Kidron, Heidi, Meltola, Niko J, Porkka, Eevaleena J, Hörhä, Jarno, Paldanius, Tiina, Määttä, Juha A E, Nordlund, Henri R, Johnson, Mark S, Salminen, Tiina A, Airenne, Kari J, Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo, Kulomaa, Markku S

“…Chicken avidin is a highly popular tool with countless applications in the life sciences. In the present study, an efficient method for producing avidin…”
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Evidence for Natural Horizontal Transfer of the pcpB Gene in the Evolution of Polychlorophenol-Degrading Sphingomonads by Tiirola, Marja A, Wang, Hong, Paulin, Lars, Kulomaa, Markku S

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Improvement in Nuclear Entry and Transgene Expression of Baculoviruses by Disintegration of Microtubules in Human Hepatocytes by Salminen, Mirka, Airenne, Kari J, Rinnankoski, Rita, Reimari, Jenni, Välilehto, Outi, Rinne, Johanna, Suikkanen, Sanna, Kukkonen, Sari, Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo, Kulomaa, Markku S, Vihinen-Ranta, Maija

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Design and Construction of Highly Stable, Protease-resistant Chimeric Avidins by Hytönen, Vesa P., Määttä, Juha A.E., Nyholm, Thomas K.M., Livnah, Oded, Eisenberg-Domovich, Yael, Hyre, David, Nordlund, Henri R., Hörhä, Jarno, Niskanen, Einari A., Paldanius, Tiina, Kulomaa, Tuomas, Porkka, Eevaleena J., Stayton, Patrick S., Laitinen, Olli H., Kulomaa, Markku S.

“…The chicken avidin gene family consists of avidin and seven separate avidin-related genes (AVRs) 1–7. Avidin protein is a widely used biochemical tool, whereas…”
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Modification of the loops in the ligand-binding site turns avidin into a steroid-binding protein by Riihimäki, Tiina A, Hiltunen, Soili, Rangl, Martina, Nordlund, Henri R, Määttä, Juha A E, Ebner, Andreas, Hinterdorfer, Peter, Kulomaa, Markku S, Takkinen, Kristiina, Hytönen, Vesa P

“…Engineered proteins, with non-immunoglobulin scaffolds, have become an important alternative to antibodies in many biotechnical and therapeutic applications…”
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