Directed mutagenesis in region 713-720 of human thyroperoxidase assigns 713KFPED717 residues as being involved in the B domain of the discontinuous immunodominant region recognized by human autoantibodies.
Authors:Bresson D, Pugnière M, Roquet F, Rebuffat SA, N-Guyen B, Cerutti M, Guo J, McLachlan SM, Rapoport B, Estienne V, Ruf J, Chardès T, Péraldi-Roux S,
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:15150267
'Autoantibodies (aAbs) to thyroid peroxidase (TPO), the hallmark of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), recognize conformational epitopes restricted to an immunodominant region (IDR), divided into two overlapping domains A and B. Despite numerous efforts aimed at localizing the IDR and identifying aAb-interacting residues on TPO, only two critical amino acids, Lys(713) ... More
Does mPER2 protein oscillate without its coding mRNA cycling?: post-transcriptional regulation by cell clock.
Authors:Fujimoto Y, Yagita K, Okamura H,
Journal:Genes Cells
PubMed ID:16629904
'Does the mammalian oscillatory protein mPER2 show the rhythm without its coding mRNA cycling? Here we answer this question by inserting a single copy of exogenous mPer2 gene to a NIH3T3 fibroblasts cell line, using Flp-In system. We generated the stable cell lines which constantly express mRNAs coding either N-terminal ... More
Unlike Diablo/smac, Grim promotes global ubiquitination and specific degradation of X chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) and neither cause apoptosis.
Authors:Silke J, Kratina T, Ekert PG, Pakusch M, Vaux DL,
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:14570909
'Grim is a Drosophila inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) antagonist that directly interferes with inhibition of caspases by IAPs. Expression of Grim, or removal of DIAP1, is sufficient to activate apoptosis in fly cells. Transient expression of Grim in mammalian cells induces apoptosis, arguing for the conservation of apoptotic pathways, but ... More
Genetic analysis of the herpes simplex virus type 1 UL20 protein domains involved in cytoplasmic virion envelopment and virus-induced cell fusion.
Authors:Melancon JM, Foster TP, Kousoulas KG,
Journal:J Virol
PubMed ID:15220406
'The herpes simplex virus type 1 UL20 protein (UL20p) is an important determinant for cytoplasmic virion morphogenesis and virus-induced cell fusion. To delineate the functional domains of the UL20 protein, we generated a panel of single and multiple (cluster) alanine substitutions as well as UL20p carboxyl-terminal truncations. The UL20 mutant ... More
Localization of the discontinuous immunodominant region recognized by human anti-thyroperoxidase autoantibodies in autoimmune thyroid diseases.
'The discontinuous immunodominant region (IDR) recognized by autoantibodies directed against the thyroperoxidase (TPO) molecule, a major autoantigen in autoimmune thyroid diseases, has not yet been completely localized. By using peptide phage-displayed technology, we identified three critical motifs, LXPEXD, QSYP, and EX(E/D)PPV, within selected mimotopes which interacted with the human recombinant ... More