[HTML][HTML] Metal binding properties, stability and reactivity of zinc fingers

K Kluska, J Adamczyk, A Krężel - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc fingers (ZFs) are among the most structurally diverse protein domains. They interact
with nucleic acids, other proteins and lipids to facilitate a multitude of biological processes …

[HTML][HTML] Structural zinc binding sites shaped for greater works: Structure-function relations in classical zinc finger, hook and clasp domains

M Padjasek, A Kocyła, K Kluska, O Kerber… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal ions are essential elements present in biological systems able to facilitate many
cellular processes including proliferation, signaling, DNA synthesis and repair. Zinc ion (Zn …

Structural role of cadmium and zinc in metallothionein oxidation by hydrogen peroxide: the resilience of metal–thiolate clusters

NC Korkola, MJ Stillman - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Oxidative stress is a state involving an imbalance of reactive oxygen species in a cell and is
linked to a variety of diseases. The metal-binding protein metallothionein (MT) may play a …

Metal complexes of a new azo ligand 2-[2′-(5-nitrothiazolyl) azo]-4-methoxyphenol (NTAMP): Synthesis, spectral characterization, and theoretical calculation

AS Waheeb, HAK Kyhoiesh, AW Salman… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A new ligand 2-[2′-(5-Nitrothiazolyl) azo]-4-methoxyphenol (NTAMP) was
synthesized using the coupling reaction between 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole and 4 …

Principles and practice of determining metal–protein affinities

TR Young, Z Xiao - Biochemical Journal, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Metal ions play many critical roles in biology, as structural and catalytic cofactors, and as cell
regulatory and signalling elements. The metal–protein affinity, expressed conveniently by …

From methodological limitations to the function of metallothioneins-a guide to approaches for determining weak, moderate, and tight affinity zinc sites

A Pomorski, A Drozd, A Kocyła, A Krężel - Metallomics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mammalian metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins whose primary role is
participation in zinc and copper homeostasis. Ever since their discovery, MTs have been …

Conformational and functional changes of the native neuropeptide somatostatin occur in the presence of copper and amyloid-β

J Han, J Yoon, J Shin, E Nam, T Qian, Y Li, K Park… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
The progression of neurodegenerative disorders can lead to impaired neurotransmission;
however, the role of pathogenic factors associated with these diseases and their impact on …

Metal binding properties of zinc fingers with a naturally altered metal binding site

K Kluska, J Adamczyk, A Krężel - Metallomics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Zinc fingers (ZFs) are among the most abundant motifs found in proteins, and are commonly
known for their structural role. Classical ZFs (CCHH) are part of the transcription factors that …

The C‐terminal cytosolic domain of the human zinc transporter ZnT8 and its diabetes risk variant

DS Parsons, C Hogstrand, W Maret - The FEBS Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A significant aspect of the control of cellular zinc in eukarya is its subcellular re‐distribution.
One of the four human vesicular zinc transporters, ZnT8, supplies the millimolar zinc …

The design of functional proteins using tensorized energy calculations

K Maksymenko, A Maurer, N Aghaallaei, C Barry… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
In protein design, the energy associated with a huge number of sequence-conformer
perturbations has to be routinely estimated. Hence, enhancing the throughput and accuracy …