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This study was focused on the dynamic regulation of the activity of plant GSNORs through reversible S-nitrosation and/or oxidative modifications of target cysteine residues. (muni.cz)
The invention relates generally to antibodies engineered with reactive cysteine residues and more specifically to antibodies with therapeutic or diagnostic applications. (justia.com)
These are three-strand motifs that contain characteristic TRYPTOPHAN, ARGININE, and CYSTEINE residues respectively. (bvsalud.org)

Polymorphism of the Cysteine Protease YopT from Yersinia Pestis" by Mikhail E. Platonov, Tat'yana E. Svetoch et al. (usf.edu)
Recently Y. pestis cysteine protease YopT has been explored as a potential drug target. (usf.edu)
and Anisimov, Andrey P., "Polymorphism of the Cysteine Protease YopT from Yersinia Pestis" (2016). (usf.edu)
Protease inhibitors may be classified either by the type of protease they inhibit, or by their mechanism of action. (wikipedia.org)
It contains inhibitors of multiple cysteine and serine protease families. (wikipedia.org)
In previous studies, we have identified cysteine protease b sequences, which are specific to L. infantum . (who.int)

Cysteine dioxygenase type 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDO1 gene. (wikipedia.org)
Orthologous to human CSRNP3 (cysteine and serine rich nuclear protein 3). (nih.gov)
4H0A: Crystal structure of a cysteine-rich secretory protein (SAV1118) from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. (rcsb.org)
Within an individual protein there may be a number of cysteines which could allow for multiple thiol modifications. (hindawi.com)
Cysteines often form part of active sites, allowing for the protein to be switched on or off depending on redox state. (hindawi.com)
Interactions with other proteins or molecules are another feature of cysteines that can affect protein activity. (hindawi.com)
Thus, reversible cysteine modifications can influence protein activity and the relative quantification of the status of the thiol can potentially provide valuable insights into protein activity where the protein exists in a range of redox states. (hindawi.com)
Selenium was selectively incorporated into regulatory sites on key metabolic proteins, including as selenocysteine-replacing cysteine at position 253 in uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). (nih.gov)
Cysteine is a nonessential amino acid (protein building block), which can be synthesized in the human body . (medicinenet.com)
It was a task made even trickier by a cysteine in the center of the protein that is critical to its function. (universityofcalifornia.edu)
It is big enough not to enter the core of the protein, where the functional cysteine is located. (universityofcalifornia.edu)
Keap1 is a cysteine-rich protein, known to be anchored to actin cytoskeleton [ 5 ], serving as an adaptor protein for the Cul3-dependent E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. (springer.com)

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) comes from the amino acid L-cysteine. (medlineplus.gov)
Cysteines are one of the most rarely used amino acids, but when conserved in proteins they often play critical roles in structure, function, or regulation. (hindawi.com)
Cysteine is the most important redox-responsive amino acid within proteins largely due to the wide range of oxidation states that sulfur can occupy-so called, "sulfur switches" [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
Cysteines are amino acids produced naturally by the body, but some people can further benefit from additional cysteine sources, such as through supplements and food. (brenntag.com)
Almost every amino acid occurs in two different isomeric forms - depending on whether it is a left- or right-handed configuration - so naturally, there are two different variants of cysteines. (brenntag.com)
Cysteine engineered anti-MUC16 antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent anti-MUC16 antibody with non cross-linked, reactive cysteine amino acids. (justia.com)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione. (mcw.edu)
But those bits only link to one type of amino acid, cysteine. (universityofcalifornia.edu)
So the team had to change the amino acids they wanted to tag into cysteines without affecting the protein's overall function. (universityofcalifornia.edu)

Oxidation of cysteine thiols by physiological reactive oxygen species (ROS) initiates thermogenesis in brown and beige adipose tissues. (nih.gov)

Reversible cysteine modifications allow for potential redox regulation of proteins. (hindawi.com)
We propose application of iTRAQ reagents in combination with a previous thiol selection method to relatively quantify the redox state of cysteines both within and between samples in a single analysis. (hindawi.com)
Our method allows for the identification of the proteins, identification of redox-sensitive cysteines within proteins, and quantification of the redox status of individual cysteine-containing peptides. (hindawi.com)
As a proof-of-concept, cysteine was measured using cobalt phthalocyanine as a redox mediator. (cdc.gov)
The rate constant (kobs) for the chemical reaction between cysteine and the redox mediator was obtained by chronoamperometry and found to be on the order of 105 s-1 M-1. (cdc.gov)

Diagnostic and therapeutic uses for cysteine engineered antibody drug compounds and compositions are disclosed. (justia.com)
Kidney stones can consist of many different compounds, including uric acid, struvite, and cysteine. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Cysteine sulfoxides are important secondary compounds in Allium sativum and A. cepa, and have been known as substrates specific for enzyme alliinase. (uni-marburg.de)

Characterization of a family of novel cysteine- serine-rich nuclear proteins (CSRNP). (nih.gov)
Cysteine synthesizes from serine, which synthesizes from phosphoglycerates that form during glycolysis. (brenntag.com)

The objective was to estimate the most appropriate digestible methionine + cysteine:lysine ratios for growing meat-type quails (Coturnix coturnix) from 1 to 21 days of age. (scielo.br)
Quails were fed with a basal ration deficient in digestible methionine + cysteine, with five levels of DL-methionine, in substitution of glutamic acid and starch, resulting in digestible methionine + cysteine:lysine ratios of 0.61, 0.66, 0.71, 0.76 and 0.81. (scielo.br)
Feed and methionine + cysteine intake, body weight gain, feed conversion and uniformity were assessed. (scielo.br)
From 1 to 7 days, an increasing linear effect was observed for feed and methionine + cysteine intake, body weight gain, and uniformity, and a linear decrease for feed conversion. (scielo.br)
From 8 to 14 days, the 0.70 methionine + cysteine: lysine ratio was the best for feed intake and body weight gain, and for uniformity, the 0.75 methionine + cysteine:lysine ratio was the most appropriate. (scielo.br)
For methionine + cysteine intake and feed conversion, an increasing and decreasing linear adjustment was observed, respectively. (scielo.br)
In conclusion, the 0.81 dietary methionine + cysteine:lysine ratio is the most appropriate for meat-type quails during the first 21 days of age. (scielo.br)

First of all we proceeded to an alignment using the CLUSTAL W program to each Leishmania species and for the selected gene (cysteine protase b) (the alignment use published sequences and sequences which were sequenced in our laboratory). (who.int)

Likely via a radical-pair mechanism 12 , T 1 reacts within microseconds to the signaling state, characterized by a covalent thioadduct between a highly conserved cysteine residue in the LOV photosensor and the C4a atom of the flavin isoalloxazine ring system. (nature.com)
The most common resistance mechanism in patients whose disease progresses on covalent BTK inhibitors (BTKis) is a mutation in the BTK 481 cysteine residue to which the inhibitors bind covalently. (lu.se)

Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV [MPS IV]) is a rare lysosomal storage disease (LSD) that is inherited in an autosomal-recessive fashion. (medscape.com)
Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) is a member of a group of inherited metabolic disorders collectively termed mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs). (medscape.com)
Patients with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) can usually be clinically distinguished from patients with other MPSs because they do not have coarse facial features or mental retardation and they have additional skeletal manifestations derived from a unique spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and ligamentous laxity. (medscape.com)
Compared with other patients who have MPS, those with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) tend to have greater spine involvement with scoliosis, kyphosis, and severe gibbus, as well as platyspondyly, rib flaring, pectus carinatum, and ligamentous laxity. (medscape.com)
Odontoid hypoplasia is the most critical skeletal feature to recognize in any patient with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV). (medscape.com)
The patient with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) is usually evaluated during the second or third year of life for unusual skeletal features. (medscape.com)
In fact, this is one important characteristic that distinguishes Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) from many of the other mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs). (medscape.com)
Other less frequent findings in Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) include hearing difficulties, hernias, and thin tooth enamel with a predisposition to caries. (medscape.com)
A characteristic of all patients with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) is odontoid hypoplasia. (medscape.com)

In this study, transgenic Leishmania tarentolae expressing gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase (γGCS) from three pathogenic species were produced and their ability to protect against infection determined using models of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. (strath.ac.uk)
Different types of cysteine sulfoxides have been identified in many of Allium species, of which methiin, alliin, propiin, butiin and marasmin are some. (uni-marburg.de)

Cysteine engineered anti-MUC16 antibodies (Ab) are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered anti-MUC16 antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: Ab-(L-D)p I where p is 1 to 4. (justia.com)
developed a typing method based on antibody binding to polymorphic peptides, designed from proteins related to virulence. (frontiersin.org)

Indeed, it has been demonstrated that cysteines are characterized by the most extreme conservation pattern, being highly conserved in functional positions of proteins but poorly conserved otherwise [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
In proteins where cysteine is not within the active site, activity can be modulated by changing conformation or by influencing its regulatory role, for example, iron sulfur complexes (ISCs) in aconitase possess cysteines required for its activity [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
Allosterically regulated proteins that require an activator are sometimes based on a thiol exchange interaction involving cysteines, for example, pyruvate kinase uses fructose bisphosphate (FBPs) as a heterotrophic activator and it contains a cysteine in its FBP binding site [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
These calculations have led to a detailed understanding of the spectroscopic characteristics of the different types of cysteine-containing copper proteins. (lu.se)

Once that organism dies, the body can no longer keep their cysteines configured accordingly, and it converts to the D-cysteine version. (brenntag.com)
Cytokines are produced by a wide variety of cell types (both haemopoietic and non-haemopoietic) and can have effects on both nearby cells or throughout the organism. (wikidoc.org)
7518 /organism="Norwalk-like virus" /mol_type="genomic RNA" /strain="Hu/Norovirus/hiroshima/1999/JP(9912-02F)" /db_xref="taxon:95340" 5'UTR 1. (cdc.gov)

Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered anti-MUC16 antibodies are provided. (justia.com)
The cysteine engineered antibodies may be conjugated with chemotherapeutic drugs, toxins, affinity ligands such as biotin, and detection labels such as fluorophores. (justia.com)

When this enzyme is blocked, neither type of skin melanin can be made. (skintypesolutions.com)
This enzyme has Heat-like repeats that are characteristic for the E/F-type lyases, but it had not chromophore-attaching activity. (uni-muenchen.de)
In 1976, the enzyme deficiency in Morquio syndrome type IVA (galactosamine-6-sulfatase deficiency [ie, N -acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase deficiency]) was identified. (medscape.com)
Shortly thereafter, the enzyme deficiency in Morquio syndrome type IVB was described (β -galactosidase deficiency). (medscape.com)
However, with the ability to differentiate between types A and B by enzyme analysis, variability in clinical expression within both groups is apparent. (medscape.com)
Enzyme replacement in a human model of mucopolysaccharidosis IVA in vitro and its biodistribution in the cartilage of wild type mice. (medscape.com)

Reversible modification of cysteines such as disulfide bond formation, glutathionylation, and nitrosylation may also be a means of protection from further, generally irreversible, modifications to sulfinic (-SO 2 H) or sulfonic (-SO 3 H) acids [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)

Although many dietary supplement products contain N-acetyl cysteine, the US FDA has stated that it's illegal for dietary supplements to contain N-acetyl cysteine since it's technically an approved drug. (medlineplus.gov)
It may allow for N-acetyl cysteine in dietary supplements as long as no safety issues come up. (medlineplus.gov)
The 150+ page report explores consumers' perceptions of the brands, products and merchants they use, as well as their usage of specific types of supplements. (consumerlab.com)
The questions in the NHANES 1999-2000 DSQ section are basically the same as in NHANES III (1988-94), however in NHANES 1999-2000, participants were asked about use of all types of dietary supplements, not just vitamin and mineral supplements. (cdc.gov)

Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is a rare, METHODS although highly aggressive and lethal3 type of cancer. (bvsalud.org)

N-acetyl cysteine is an antioxidant that might play a role in preventing cancer. (medlineplus.gov)
N‑acetyl cysteine (NAC) has been shown to exhibit antioxidant effects in vitro. (spandidos-publications.com)
The discovery of the antioxidant response element (ARE) have led to the conclusion that the battery of genes, including glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL), thioredoxin reductase 1 (Txnrd1), NAD(P)H-quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) is regulated through Nrf2 binding to this consensus binding sequence [ 3 ]. (springer.com)

It is likely to identify unique sequences to L. major of this type. (who.int)

Taking prescription N-acetyl cysteine by mouth or by IV reduces the death rate and prevents permanent harm caused by acetaminophen poisoning. (medlineplus.gov)
Metformin reduces insulin doses in type 1 diabetes, but does not reduce the rate of glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c), nor is it clear whether the benefit is sustained beyone 1 year or has any benefit to cardiovascular or other key clinical outcomes. (greenmedinfo.com)

Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis-Dutch type is an autosomal-dominant disorder with complete penetrance. (medscape.com)

Obviously, this lyase has a much broader substrate specificity than the E/F-type lyases, but it has high site-specificity, attaching the chromophore exclusively to the Cys-84 (consensus sequence) binding site of the APC subunits. (uni-muenchen.de)

L-cysteine is then isolated through chemical processes that separate the compound, which is then shipped to producers of processed foods. (brenntag.com)

In contrast, immunisation with wild type L. tarentolae, using the same immunisation protocol, had no effect on parasite burdens compared to infection controls. (strath.ac.uk)

People commonly use N-acetyl cysteine for cough and other lung conditions. (medlineplus.gov)
Inhaling a prescription form of N-acetyl cysteine is helpful to prepare people for diagnostic lung tests. (medlineplus.gov)

This new cysteine derivative shows a potent mucolytic-expectorant activity in different test systems. (curehunter.com)

We conclude that LDL receptors are largely responsible for the resistance of wild type mice to atherosclerosis. (jci.org)

All the MPSs are inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion except Hunter syndrome (MPS type II), which is X-linked. (medscape.com)

Inhaling a prescription form of N-acetyl cysteine helps treat collapsed lungs caused by mucus blockage. (medlineplus.gov)
Inhaling a prescription form of N-acetyl cysteine helps prevent crusting in people with a tube in the windpipe. (medlineplus.gov)

SV40 immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from Bax-Bak double-knockout mice were significantly more resistant to GL-induced cell killing compared with wild-type cells. (aspetjournals.org)
No such changes were seen in the LDLR-/- mice on a normal chow diet, nor in wild type mice that were fed either a chow diet or the high-fat diet. (jci.org)

In conclusion, serotyping using the improved GRA6 peptide triad is useful to serotype T. gondii in humans and could be implemented for clinical management and epidemiological studies, to provide information on the parasite type in specific areas. (frontiersin.org)

Taking N-acetyl cysteine by mouth, with or without other drugs, might help to prevent kidney problems caused by dyes used during some X-ray exams. (medlineplus.gov)
People who suspect that they have kidney stones or are at high risk of developing them should consult a doctor to find out what type of kidney stone they have and determine which specific foods or activities to avoid. (medicalnewstoday.com)
The most common type of kidney stone involves calcium oxalate. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Pharmacological study of the new mucolytic drug N-guanyl-cysteine. (curehunter.com)
Taking N-acetyl cysteine by mouth or by IV seems to improve chest pain when used with the drug nitroglycerin. (medlineplus.gov)

Absorption of blue light by the dark-adapted state (D 450 ) prompts the LOV receptor to traverse short-lived excited singlet (S 1 ) and triplet (T 1 ) states before assuming the light-adapted state (S 390 ), which is characterized by a thioadduct between the flavin atom C4a and the sidechain of a conserved cysteine. (nature.com)

While hormones are released from specific organs into the blood and neurotransmitters are released by nerves, cytokines are released by many types of cells. (wikidoc.org)
Blue cells = expressed in wild-type. (jax.org)
Using in vitro ibrutinib-resistant models and cells from patients with CLL, we show that pirtobrutinib potently inhibits BTK-mediated functions including B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling, cell viability, and CCL3/CCL4 chemokine production in both BTK wild-type and C481S mutant CLL cells. (lu.se)

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