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Cloning of the SNG1 Gene of Arabidopsis Reveals a Role for a Serine Carboxypeptidase-Like Protein as an Acyltransferase in Secondary Metabolism by Lehfeldt, Claus, Shirley, Amber M., Meyer, Knut, Ruegger, Max O., Cusumano, Joanne C., Viitanen, Paul V., Strack, Dieter, Chapple, Clint

“…Serine carboxypeptidases contain a conserved catalytic triad of serine, histidine, and aspartic acid active-site residues. These enzymes cleave the peptide…”
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Dynamics of the Chaperonin ATPase Cycle: Implications for Facilitated Protein Folding by Todd, Matthew J., Viitanen, Paul V., Lorimer, George H.

“…The Escherichia coli chaperonins GroEL and GroES facilitate protein folding in an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent manner. After a single cycle of ATP…”
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Alternate Energy-Dependent Pathways for the Vacuolar Uptake of Glucose and Glutathione Conjugates by Dolores M. Bartholomew, Drew E. Van Dyk, Sze-Mei Cindy Lau, O'Keefe, Daniel P., Rea, Philip A., Viitanen, Paul V.

“…Through the development and application of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based procedure for measuring the transport of complex organic molecules…”
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Metabolic Engineering of the Chloroplast Genome Using the Echerichia coli ubiC Gene Reveals That Chorismate Is a Readily Abundant Plant Precursor for p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Biosynthesis by Viitanen, Paul V., Andrew L. Devine, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Deborah L. Deuel, Drew E. Van Dyk, Daniell, Henry

“…p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (pHBA) is the major monomer in liquid crystal polymers. In this study, the Escherichia coli ubiC gene that codes for chorismate…”
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Hydrolysis of adenosine 5'-triphosphate by Escherichia coli GroEL: Effects of GroES and potassium ion by Todd, Matthew J, Viitanen, Paul V, Lorimer, George H

“…The potassium-ion activation constant (Kact) for the ATPase activity of Escherichia coli chaperonin groEL is inversely dependent upon the ATP concentration…”
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Clinical assessment of spinal mobility measurements in ankylosing spondylitis: a compact set for follow-up and trials? by Viitanen, J V, Heikkilä, S, Kokko, M L, Kautiainen, H

“…Different spinal ranges of motion (ROM) were measured and the results of 17 repeated tests correlated with spinal radiological changes in 52 male patients with…”
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Reconstitution of Higher Plant Chloroplast Chaperonin 60 Tetradecamers Active in Protein Folding by Dickson, Ramona, Weiss, Celeste, Howard, Richard J., Alldrick, Sharon P., Ellis, R.John, Lorimer, George, Azem, Abdussalam, Viitanen, Paul V.

“…Unlike the GroEL homologs of eubacteria and mitochondria, oligomer preparations of the higher plant chloroplast chaperonin 60 (cpn60) consist of roughly equal…”
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Crystal structure analysis of a pentameric fungal and an icosahedral plant lumazine synthase reveals the structural basis for differences in assembly by PERSSON, KARINA, SCHNEIDER, GUNTER, JORDAN, DOUGLAS B., VIITANEN, PAUL V., SANDALOVA, TATYANA

“…Lumazine synthase catalyzes the penultimate step in the synthesis of riboflavin in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. The enzyme displays two quaternary…”
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On the role of groES in the chaperonin-assisted folding reaction. Three case studies by SCHMIDT, M, BUCHNER, J, TODD, M. J, LORIMER, G. H, VIITANEN, P. V

“…The mechanism by which correctly folded proteins are recovered from stable complexes with groEL is not well understood. Certain target proteins require ATP and…”
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Purified chaperonin 60 (groEL) interacts with the nonnative states of a multitude of Escherichia coli proteins by Viitanen, Paul V., Gatenby, Anthony A., Lorimer, George H.

“…In vitro experiments employing the soluble proteins from Escherichia coli reveal that about half of them, in their unfolded or partially folded states, but not…”
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On modeling added mass and circulation terms with fast potential-flow methods for oscillating-foil propulsors by Sánchez-Caja, A., Martio, J., Viitanen, V.

“…The design of cycloidal thrusters and other oscillating foil propulsors requires fast tools that provide accurate estimates of propulsor hydrodynamic…”
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Chaperonin-facilitated refolding of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase and ATP hydrolysis by chaperonin 60 (groEL) are K+ dependent by VIITANEN, P. V, LUBBEN, T. H, REED, J, GOLOUBINOFF, P, O'KEEFE, D, LORIMER, G. H

“…Both the chaperonin- and MgATP-dependent reconstitution of unfolded ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) and the uncoupled ATPase activity of chaperonin…”
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Molecular chaperones and protein folding in plants by Boston, Rebecca S., Viitanen, Paul V., Vierling, Elizabeth

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Crystal Structure of 3,4-Dihydroxy-2-Butanone 4-Phosphate Synthase of Riboflavin Biosynthesis by Liao, Der-Ing, Calabrese, Joseph C., Wawrzak, Zdzislaw, Viitanen, Paul V., Jordan, Douglas B.

“…Background: 3,4-Dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate synthase catalyzes a commitment step in the biosynthesis of riboflavin. On the enzyme, ribulose 5-phosphate is…”
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Complex interactions between the chaperonin 60 molecular chaperone and dihydrofolate reductase by Viitanen, Paul V, Donaldson, Gail K, Lorimer, George H, Lubben, Thomas H, Gatenby, Anthony A

“…The spontaneous refolding of chemically denatured dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is completely arrested by chaperonin 60 (GroEL). This inhibition presumably…”
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Sensitivity to change of mobility tests; effect of short term intensive physiotherapy and exercise on spinal, hip, and shoulder measurements in spondyloarthropathy by Heikkilä, S, Viitanen, J V, Kautiainen, H, Kauppi, M

“…To assess the sensitivity to change of 13 spinal, shoulder, and hip measurements and determine correlation between age, disease duration, and radiologic…”
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Identification characterization, and DNA sequence of a functional "double" groES-like chaperonin from chloroplasts of higher plants by Bertsch, U. (Botanisches Institut, Kiel, Germany), Soll, J, Seetharam, R, Viitanen, P.V

“…Chloroplasts of higher plants contain a nuclear-encoded protein that is a functional homolog of the Escherichia coli chaperonin 10 (cpn10; also known as…”
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Mammalian mitochondrial chaperonin 60 functions as a single toroidal ring by Viitanen, P V, Lorimer, G H, Seetharam, R, Gupta, R S, Oppenheim, J, Thomas, J O, Cowan, N J

“…Chaperonins are thought to participate in the process of protein folding in bacteria and in eukaryotic mitochondria and chloroplasts. While some chaperonins…”
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Crystal Structure of Riboflavin Synthase by Liao, Der-Ing, Wawrzak, Zdzislaw, Calabrese, Joseph C., Viitanen, Paul V., Jordan, Douglas B.

“…Background: Riboflavin synthase catalyzes the dismutation of two molecules of 6,7-dimethyl-8-(1′-D-ribityl)-lumazine to yield riboflavin and…”
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Immunolocalization of 1-O-sinapoylglucose:malate sinapoyltransferase in Arabidopsis thaliana by Hause, Bettina, Meyer, Knut, Viitanen, Paul V., Chapple, Clint, Strack, Dieter

“…The serine carboxypeptidase-like protein 1-O-sinapoylglucose:malate sinapoyltransferase (SMT) catalyzes the transfer of the sinapoyl moiety of…”
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