A variety of group 4 metal catalytic systems (C2-symmetric {EBTHI}-, {SBI}-type zirconocene complexes (C2-1–4); C1-symmetric (C1-5–8) and Cs-symmetric (Cs-9) {Cp/Flu}-type zirconocene complexes; Cp*2ZrCl2 (Cp* 2-10)), half-metallocene complexes (CpTiCl3, HM-11), constrained-geometry (CGC-12) titanium catalysts) and post-metallocene catalysts (Dow’s ortho-metallated amido-pyridino hafnium comple...

Actin polymerization and dynamics are involved in a wide range of cellular processes such as cell division and migration of tumor cells. At sites of cell lysis, such as those occurring during a stroke or inflammatory lung diseases, actin is released into the serum where it polymerizes, leading to problems with clot dissolution and sputum viscosity. Therefore, drugs that target these actin-media...

Ena/VASP proteins and the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) regulate cell motility by virtue of their ability to independently promote actin polymerization. We demonstrate that Ena/VASP and the WRC control actin polymerization in a cooperative manner through the interaction of the Ena/VASP EVH1 domain with an extended proline rich motif in Abi. This interaction increases cell migration and enables ...

Multiple exosotoses is a dominantly inherited bone disorder caused by defects in EXT1 and EXT2, genes encoding glycosyltransferases involved in heparan sulfate chain elongation. Heparan sulfate polymerization occurs by the alternating addition of glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine units to the nonreducing end of the polysaccharide. EXT1 and EXT2 are suggested to be dual glucuronyl/N-acetyl...

The tridentate ligand 2,6-bis(3,5-diphenylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine, abbreviated as 2,6-[(3,5-ph₂pz-CH₂)₂-py], a new pyridine-pyrazole derivative, was prepared from 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)pyridine and 3,5-diphenylpyrazole. The ligand was characterized by means of elemental analyses, ATR-IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Using this ligand, a new mononuclea...

The reaction of FeCl3 with a pincer ligand, 2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine (bppyH2), produced a mononuclear Fe(III) complex [Fe(bppyH2)Cl3] (1), which could be reduced to the corresponding Fe(II) dichloride complex [Fe(bppyH2)Cl2] (2) by suitable reducing agents such as Cp2Co or Fe powder. 1 and 2 exhibited a reversible transformation from each other with appropriate redox reagents. 1 could be...

Physarum profilin reduces the rates of nucleation and elongation of F-actin and also reduces the extent of polymerization of actin at the steady state in a concentration-dependent fashion. The apparent critical concentration for polymerization of actin is increased by the addition of profilin. These results can be explained by the idea that Physarum profilin forms a 1:1 complex with G-actin and...

A series of racemic 2-[(2′-(dimethylamino)binaphthyl-2-ylimino)methyl]-4-R2-6-R(1)-phenols (L1H–L6H) were reacted with 1 equiv. of Mg[N(SiMe3)2]2 or Zn[N(SiMe3)2]2 to provide three heteroleptic magnesium silylamido complexes [(L4–(6))MgN(SiMe3)2] (4a: R(1) = R(2) = cumyl; 5a: R(1) = CPh3, R(2) = Me; 6a: R(1) = CPh3, R(2) = (t)Bu) and one heteroleptic zinc silylamido complex [(L(4))ZnN(SiMe3)2] ...

Vesicular trafficking and actin dynamics on Golgi membranes are both regulated by ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (ARF1) through the recruitment of various effectors, including vesicular coats. Actin assembly on Golgi membranes contributes to the architecture of the Golgi complex, vesicle formation, and trafficking and is mediated by ARF1 through a cascade that leads to Arp2/3 complex activation. Her...