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    Adenine methylation in eukaryotes: Apprehending the complex evolutionary history and functional potential of an epigenetic modification (2015)
    Wiley
    In: BioEssays
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    Publication Date: 2015-12-13
    Description: While N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) is a well-known epigenetic modification in bacterial DNA, it remained largely unstudied in eukaryotes. Recent studies have brought to fore its potential epigenetic role across diverse eukaryotes with biological consequences, which are distinct and possibly even opposite to the well-studied 5-methylcytosine mark. Adenine methyltransferases appear to have been independently acquired by eukaryotes on at least 13 occasions from prokaryotic restriction-modification and counter-restriction systems. On at least four to five instances, these methyltransferases were recruited as RNA methylases. Thus, m 6 A marks in eukaryotic DNA and RNA might be more widespread and diversified than previously believed. Several m 6 A-binding protein domains from prokaryotes were also acquired by eukaryotes, facilitating prediction of potential readers for these marks. Further, multiple lineages of the AlkB family of dioxygenases have been recruited as m 6 A demethylases. Although members of the TET/JBP family of dioxygenases have also been suggested to be m 6 A demethylases, this proposal needs more careful evaluation. Also watch the Video Abstract . Recent studies have brought to fore the importance of DNA adenine methylation as a potential epigenetic mark across phylogenetically distant eukaryotes. We synthesize the current understanding of the manifold origins, biochemistry, and biology of the addition, removal, and reading of this epigenetic mark.
    Print ISSN: 0265-9247
    Electronic ISSN: 1521-1878
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
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    Structural basis of HMCES interactions with abasic DNA and multivalent substrate recognition (2019)
    Springer Nature
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    Publication Date: 2019
    Print ISSN: 1545-9993
    Electronic ISSN: 1545-9985
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
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    Structure and computational analysis of a novel protein with metallopeptidase-like and circularly permuted winged-helix-turn-helix domains reveals a possible role in modified polysaccharide biosynthesis (2014)
    BioMed Central
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    Publication Date: 2014-03-20
    Description: Background: CA_C2195 from Clostridium acetobutylicum is a protein of unknown function. Sequence analysis predicted that part of the protein contained a metallopeptidase-related domain. There are over 200 homologs of similar size in large sequence databases such as UniProt, with pairwise sequence identities in the range of ~40-60%. CA_C2195 was chosen for crystal structure determination for structure-based function annotation of novel protein sequence space. Results: The structure confirmed that CA_C2195 contained an N-terminal metallopeptidase-like domain. The structure revealed two extra domains: an alpha+beta domain inserted in the metallopeptidase-like domain and a C-terminal circularly permuted winged-helix-turn-helix domain. Conclusions: Based on our sequence and structural analyses using the crystal structure of CA_C2195 we provide a view into the possible functions of the protein. From contextual information from gene-neighborhood analysis, we propose that rather than being a peptidase, CA_C2195 and its homologs might play a role in biosynthesis of a modified cell-surface carbohydrate in conjunction with several sugar-modification enzymes. These results provide the groundwork for the experimental verification of the function.
    Electronic ISSN: 1471-2105
    Topics: Biology , Computer Science
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    A TET Homologue Protein from Coprinopsis cinerea (CcTET) That Biochemically Converts 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-Formylcytosine, and 5-Carboxylcytosine (2014)
    American Chemical Society (ACS)
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    Publication Date: 2014-03-26
    Description: Journal of the American Chemical Society DOI: 10.1021/ja500979k
    Print ISSN: 0002-7863
    Electronic ISSN: 1520-5126
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    Multiple enzymatic activities of ParB/Srx superfamily mediate sexual conflict among conjugative plasmids (2014)
    Springer Nature
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    Publication Date: 2014-11-02
    Description: Article Conjugative plasmids block translocation of rival plasmids using fertility inhibition factors (FINs). Here Maindola et al. present the structure of the FIN Osa and show that it contains a ParB/Sulfiredoxin fold with both ATPase and DNase activity, with general functional implications for this fold. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6322 Authors: Priyank Maindola, Rahul Raina, Parveen Goyal, Krishnamohan Atmakuri, Abhishek Ojha, Sourabh Gupta, Peter J. Christie, Lakshminarayan M. Iyer, L. Aravind, Arulandu Arockiasamy
    Electronic ISSN: 2041-1723
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    THE KNICKKOPF DOMON DOMAIN IS ESSENTIAL FOR CUTICLE DIFFERENTIATION IN Drosophila melanogaster (2014)
    Wiley
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    Publication Date: 2014-04-12
    Description: The dopamine monoxygenase N-terminal (DOMON) domain is found in extracellular proteins across several eukaryotic and prokaryotic taxa. It has been proposed that this domain binds to heme or sugar moieties. Here, we have analyzed the role of four highly conserved amino acids in the DOMON domain of the Drosophila melanogaster Knickkopf protein that is inserted into the apical plasma membrane and assists extracellular chitin organization. In principal, we generated Knickkopf versions with exchanged residues tryptophan 299, methionine 333 , arginine 401 , or histidine 437 , and scored for the ability of the respective engineered protein to normalize the knickkopf mutant phenotype. Our results confirm the absolute necessity of tryptophan 299, methionine 333 , and histidine 437 for Knickkopf function and stability, the latter two being predicted to be critical for heme binding. In contrast, arginine 401 is required for full efficiency of Knickkopf activity. Taken together, our genetic data support the prediction of these residues to mediate the function of Knickkopf during cuticle differentiation in insects. Hence, the DOMON domain is apparently an essential factor contributing to the construction of polysaccharide-based extracellular matrices.
    Print ISSN: 0739-4462
    Electronic ISSN: 1520-6327
    Topics: Biology
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    Genome sequence of an obligate intracellular pathogen of humans: Chlamydia trachomatis (1998)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 1998-10-23
    Description: Analysis of the 1,042,519-base pair Chlamydia trachomatis genome revealed unexpected features related to the complex biology of chlamydiae. Although chlamydiae lack many biosynthetic capabilities, they retain functions for performing key steps and interconversions of metabolites obtained from their mammalian host cells. Numerous potential virulence-associated proteins also were characterized. Several eukaryotic chromatin-associated domain proteins were identified, suggesting a eukaryotic-like mechanism for chlamydial nucleoid condensation and decondensation. The phylogenetic mosaic of chlamydial genes, including a large number of genes with phylogenetic origins from eukaryotes, implies a complex evolution for adaptation to obligate intracellular parasitism.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Stephens, R S -- Kalman, S -- Lammel, C -- Fan, J -- Marathe, R -- Aravind, L -- Mitchell, W -- Olinger, L -- Tatusov, R L -- Zhao, Q -- Koonin, E V -- Davis, R W -- AI 39258/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1998 Oct 23;282(5389):754-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Program in Infectious Diseases, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. ctgenome@socrates.berkeley.edu〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9784136" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Aerobiosis ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Amino Acids/biosynthesis ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry/genetics ; Biological Evolution ; Chlamydia trachomatis/classification/*genetics/metabolism/physiology ; DNA Repair ; Energy Metabolism ; Enzymes/chemistry/genetics ; *Genome, Bacterial ; Humans ; Lipids/biosynthesis ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptidoglycan/biosynthesis/genetics ; Phylogeny ; Protein Biosynthesis ; Recombination, Genetic ; *Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Transcription, Genetic ; Transformation, Bacterial ; Virulence
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Bacterial rhodopsin: evidence for a new type of phototrophy in the sea (2000)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2000-09-16
    Description: Extremely halophilic archaea contain retinal-binding integral membrane proteins called bacteriorhodopsins that function as light-driven proton pumps. So far, bacteriorhodopsins capable of generating a chemiosmotic membrane potential in response to light have been demonstrated only in halophilic archaea. We describe here a type of rhodopsin derived from bacteria that was discovered through genomic analyses of naturally occuring marine bacterioplankton. The bacterial rhodopsin was encoded in the genome of an uncultivated gamma-proteobacterium and shared highest amino acid sequence similarity with archaeal rhodopsins. The protein was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli and bound retinal to form an active, light-driven proton pump. The new rhodopsin exhibited a photochemical reaction cycle with intermediates and kinetics characteristic of archaeal proton-pumping rhodopsins. Our results demonstrate that archaeal-like rhodopsins are broadly distributed among different taxa, including members of the domain Bacteria. Our data also indicate that a previously unsuspected mode of bacterially mediated light-driven energy generation may commonly occur in oceanic surface waters worldwide.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Beja, O -- Aravind, L -- Koonin, E V -- Suzuki, M T -- Hadd, A -- Nguyen, L P -- Jovanovich, S B -- Gates, C M -- Feldman, R A -- Spudich, J L -- Spudich, E N -- DeLong, E F -- HG01775-02S1/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- R01GM27750/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2000 Sep 15;289(5486):1902-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039-0628, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10988064" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Aerobiosis ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Archaea/classification/physiology ; Bacteria/genetics ; *Bacterial Physiological Phenomena ; Cloning, Molecular ; Escherichia coli ; Gammaproteobacteria/classification/genetics/*physiology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oceans and Seas ; Photochemistry ; Photosynthesis ; Phylogeny ; Phytoplankton/genetics/physiology ; Protein Binding ; Proton Pumps/physiology ; Retinaldehyde/metabolism ; Rhodopsin/*physiology ; Rhodopsins, Microbial ; *Water Microbiology
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (1998)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 1998-11-06
    Description: Chromosome 2 of Plasmodium falciparum was sequenced; this sequence contains 947,103 base pairs and encodes 210 predicted genes. In comparison with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, chromosome 2 has a lower gene density, introns are more frequent, and proteins are markedly enriched in nonglobular domains. A family of surface proteins, rifins, that may play a role in antigenic variation was identified. The complete sequencing of chromosome 2 has shown that sequencing of the A+T-rich P. falciparum genome is technically feasible.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Gardner, M J -- Tettelin, H -- Carucci, D J -- Cummings, L M -- Aravind, L -- Koonin, E V -- Shallom, S -- Mason, T -- Yu, K -- Fujii, C -- Pederson, J -- Shen, K -- Jing, J -- Aston, C -- Lai, Z -- Schwartz, D C -- Pertea, M -- Salzberg, S -- Zhou, L -- Sutton, G G -- Clayton, R -- White, O -- Smith, H O -- Fraser, C M -- Adams, M D -- Venter, J C -- Hoffman, S L -- R01 AI40125-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1998 Nov 6;282(5391):1126-32.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9804551" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigens, Protozoan/chemistry/genetics ; Base Composition ; Chromosomes/*genetics ; Evolution, Molecular ; *Genes, Protozoan ; Genome, Protozoan ; Introns ; Membrane Proteins/chemistry/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Multigene Family ; Physical Chromosome Mapping ; Plasmodium falciparum/*genetics ; Protozoan Proteins/chemistry/*genetics ; RNA, Protozoan/genetics ; RNA, Transfer, Glu/genetics ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sequence Alignment ; *Sequence Analysis, DNA
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
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    Comparison of the complete protein sets of worm and yeast: orthology and divergence (1998)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 1998-12-16
    Description: Comparative analysis of predicted protein sequences encoded by the genomes of Caenorhabditis elegans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests that most of the core biological functions are carried out by orthologous proteins (proteins of different species that can be traced back to a common ancestor) that occur in comparable numbers. The specialized processes of signal transduction and regulatory control that are unique to the multicellular worm appear to use novel proteins, many of which re-use conserved domains. Major expansion of the number of some of these domains seen in the worm may have contributed to the advent of multicellularity. The proteins conserved in yeast and worm are likely to have orthologs throughout eukaryotes; in contrast, the proteins unique to the worm may well define metazoans.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057080/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057080/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Chervitz, S A -- Aravind, L -- Sherlock, G -- Ball, C A -- Koonin, E V -- Dwight, S S -- Harris, M A -- Dolinski, K -- Mohr, S -- Smith, T -- Weng, S -- Cherry, J M -- Botstein, D -- HG 00044/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- HG01315/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- P41 HG001315/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- P41 HG001315-16/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1998 Dec 11;282(5396):2022-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9851918" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Caenorhabditis elegans/*chemistry/genetics/physiology ; Evolution, Molecular ; Fungal Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genes, Fungal ; Genes, Helminth ; Helminth Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/physiology ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*chemistry/genetics/physiology ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Signal Transduction
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    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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