Predicting RNA-Metal Ion Binding with Ion Dehydration Effects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.12.006
Abstract: Metal ions play essential roles in nucleic acids folding and stability. The interaction between metal ions and nucleic acids can be highly complicated because of the interplay between various effects such as ion correlation, fluctuation,… read more here.
Keywords: dehydration effects; metal; model; ion ... See more keywords
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as a probe for metal ion binding onto immobilized ligands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.07.026
Abstract: Abstract ATR-FTIR spectroscopy is shown to be useful in probing metal ion binding to ligands immobilized on polymer beads. Lu(III) is the metal ion, phosphinic and sulfonic acids are the immobilized ligands, and polystyrene beads… read more here.
Keywords: ftir spectroscopy; spectroscopy; metal ion; atr ftir ... See more keywords
Glass Transition Temperature and Ion Binding Determine Conductivity and Lithium–Ion Transport in Polymer Electrolytes
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DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00788
Abstract: Author(s): Schauser, Nicole S; Nikolaev, Andrei; Richardson, Peter M; Xie, Shuyi; Johnson, Keith; Susca, Ethan M; Wang, Hengbin; Seshadri, Ram; ClA©ment, RaphaA«leâJ.; Read de Alaniz, Javier; Segalman, Rachel A read more here.
Keywords: binding determine; temperature ion; ion; glass transition ... See more keywords
Probing Ion Binding in the Selectivity Filter of the KcsA Potassium Channel.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01092
Abstract: In potassium (K+) channels, permeation, selectivity, and gating at the selectivity filter are all governed by the thermodynamics and kinetics of the ion-protein interactions. Specific contacts between the carbonyl groups from the Thr-Val-Gly-Tyr-Gly signature filter… read more here.
Keywords: ion binding; binding sites; ion; kcsa ... See more keywords
Structural basis of ion transport and inhibition in ferroportin
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19458-6
Abstract: Ferroportin is an iron exporter essential for releasing cellular iron into circulation. Ferroportin is inhibited by a peptide hormone, hepcidin. In humans, mutations in ferroportin lead to ferroportin diseases that are often associated with accumulation… read more here.
Keywords: structural basis; transport inhibition; ferroportin; transport ... See more keywords
Intracellular mineralization of gold nanoparticles using gold ion-binding peptides with cell-penetrating ability.
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DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06117d
Abstract: We developed a system to directly produce gold nanoparticles in cells by intracellular mineralization in lower concentration than conventional methods using a peptide consisting of a cell-penetrating sequence and a gold ion-binding sequence. Furthermore, we… read more here.
Keywords: gold nanoparticles; cell penetrating; gold; gold ion ... See more keywords
The pH sensor and ion binding of NhaD Na+/H+ antiporter from IT superfamily
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14965
Abstract: Sodium‐proton (Na+/H+) antiporters from the ion transporter (IT) superfamily play a vital role in controlling the pH and electrolyte homeostasis. However, very limited information regarding their structural functions is available to date. In this study,… read more here.
Keywords: binding nhad; antiporter superfamily; ion binding; sensor ion ... See more keywords
Analyzing the effect of ion binding to the membrane-surface on regulating the light-induced transthylakoid electric potential (ΔΨm)
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.945675
Abstract: The transthylakoid membrane potential (ΔΨm) is essential because it can drive the ATP synthesis through the CF0–CF1 type of ATP-synthase in chloroplasts as an energetic equivalent similar to ΔpH. In addition, a high fraction of… read more here.
Keywords: membrane surface; transthylakoid electric; ion binding; membrane ... See more keywords
Lack of Charge Interaction in the Ion Binding Site Determines Anion Selectivity in the Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010532
Abstract: The Na/HCO3 cotransporter NBCe1 is a member of SLC4A transporters that move HCO3− across cell membranes and regulate intracellular pH or transepithelial HCO3 transport. NBCe1 is highly selective to HCO3− and does not transport other… read more here.
Keywords: interaction; charge interaction; ion binding; hco3 ... See more keywords
Metal Binding to Sodium Heparin Monitored by Quadrupolar NMR
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113185
Abstract: Heparins and heparan sulfate polysaccharides are negatively charged glycosaminoglycans and play important roles in cell-to-matrix and cell-to-cell signaling processes. Metal ion binding to heparins alters the conformation of heparins and influences their function. Various experimental… read more here.
Keywords: metal ion; ion binding; sodium; heparin ... See more keywords