PURPOSE Cataracts are a major cause of blindness worldwide. A potential mechanism for loss of visual acuity may be due to light scattering from disruption of normal protein-protein interactions. During aging, the lens accumulates extensively deamidated crystallins. We have previously reported that deamidation in the betaA3-crystallin (betaA3) dimer decreased the stability of the dimer in vitro....

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are regulated by a complex network of mechanisms such as oligomerization and internalization. Using the GPCR subtypes for thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRHR1 and TRHR2), the aim of this study was to determine if subtype-specific differences exist in the trafficking process. If so, we wished to determine the impact of homo- and hetero-oligomerization on TRHR ...

Septin proteins bind guanine nucleotides and form rod-shaped hetero-oligomers. Cells choose from a variety of available septins to assemble distinct hetero-oligomers, but the underlying mechanism was unknown. Using a new in vivo assay, we find that a stepwise assembly pathway produces the two species of budding yeast septin hetero-octamers: Cdc11/Shs1-Cdc12-Cdc3-Cdc10-Cdc10-Cdc3-Cdc12-Cdc11/Shs...

Experimental results of dielectric investigations for binary mixtures of 2, 3-butanediol, 2, 3-BD, in2-ethyl-1-hexanol, 2EH, were reported for various mole fractions and temperatures (298.2-308.2) Kand they were used to calculate dielectric parameters such as Kirkwood correlation factor, excesspermittivity and Bruggeman parameter. These parameters were used to carry out temperaturedependent die...

The dimetallic [M(2)(bpy)(2)(NO(3))(2)](NO(3))(2) moieties (M = Pd(II) or Pt(II)) react preferentially at the pyrazolyl end of the pyridyl-pyrazole ligand, giving rise to dimetallic corners. Subsequently, the dimetallic corner building blocks featuring two pyridine donors are coordinated by monometallic [M(bpy)(NO(3))(2)] moieties (M = Pd(II) or Pt(II)) to form homo- or hetero-metallomacrocycles.

School of Physics, Alagappa University 1 , Karaikudi 630 003, Tamil Nadu, India Department of Physics 2 , Department of Mechanical Engineering 3 , Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram-623 502, Tamil Nadu, India ABSTRACT: The homo and hetero interaction in the binary mixtures of Ethyl acetate + n-Butylamine, Ethyl acetate + Cyclohexylamine and Ethyl acetate + Diethylamine has been inve...

Abstrtct Chrge resonance interaction in naphthalene homomd heterodimer cations is studied by photodissociation spc'troscopy ofthe charge resonance and the local excitation transitions. The resonance interaction in naphthalene dimer cation is slightly weaker than that ofa benzene dimer cation because ofpartial overlapping ofthe respective aromatic rings. A local excitationband ofthe benzene cati...

Mammalian small heat shock proteins (sHSP) are abundant in muscles and are implicated in both muscle function and myopathies. Recently a new sHSP, HSP22 (HSPB8, H11), was identified in the human heart by its interaction with HSP27 (HSPB1). Using phylogenetic analysis we show that HSP22 is a true member of the sHSP superfamily. sHSPs interact with each other and form homo- and hetero-oligomeric ...