AID/APOBEC family enzymes are best known for deaminating cytosine bases to uracil in single-stranded DNA, with characteristic sequence preferences that can produce mutational signatures in targets such as retroviral and cancer cell genomes. These deaminases have also been proposed to function in DNA demethylation via deamination of either 5-methylcytosine (mC) or TET-oxidized mC bases (ox-mCs),...

In a previous publication from this laboratory (l), it was mentioned that cell-free extracts of Neurospora mycelium form considerable amounts of pyruvate and ammonia from m-serine. It was also reported that pyridoxal phosphate stimulates the activity of this system. Results similar to these have recently been obtained by Reissig (2). On further examination of the Neurospora system, it has been ...

The target cytosines of (cytosine-5)-DNA methyltransferases in prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA show increased rates of C-->T transition mutations compared to non-target cytosines. These mutations are induced either by the spontaneous deamination of 5-mC-->T generating inefficiently repaired G:T rather than G:U mismatches, or by the enzyme-induced C-->U deamination which occurs under conditions o...

APOBEC3A belongs to a family of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) DNA cytosine deaminases that are known for restriction of HIV through deamination-induced mutational inactivation, e.g. APOBEC3G, or initiation of somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination (activation-induced cytidine deaminase). APOBEC3A, which is localized to both the cytoplasm and nucleus, not only restricts HIV but can a...

The gene encoding melamine deaminase (TriA) from Pseudomonas sp. strain NRRL B-12227 was identified, cloned into Escherichia coli, sequenced, and expressed for in vitro study of enzyme activity. Melamine deaminase displaced two of the three amino groups from melamine, producing ammeline and ammelide as sequential products. The first deamination reaction occurred more than 10 times faster than t...

Sunlight-induced C to T mutation hotspots in skin cancers occur primarily at methylated CpG sites that coincide with sites of UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) formation. The C or 5-methyl-C in CPDs are not stable and deaminate to U and T, respectively, which leads to the insertion of A by DNA polymerase η and defines a probable mechanism for the origin of UV-induced C to T mutation...

Abstract A biogenic agricultural compound enables pasture to synthesise more soluble sugars and delivers benefits attributable bioactive molecules: phenylpropanoids. Phenylpropanoids are plant secondary compounds that help plants overcome biotic abiotic stress increase quality yield. When consumed by ruminants, phenylpropanoids improve the conversion efficiency of protein milk meat. The effect ...

background: phenylalanine dehydrogenase (phedh ec 1.4.1.20) is a nad+-dependent enzyme that performs the reversible oxidative deamination of l-phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate. it plays an important role in detection and screening of phenylketonuria (pku) diseases and production of chiral intermediates as well. the main goal of this study was to find a simple and rapid alternative method for pur...

Background: Phenylalanine dehydrogenase (PheDH EC 1.4.1.20) is a NAD+-dependent enzyme that performs the reversible oxidative deamination of L-phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate. It plays an important role in detection and screening of phenylketonuria (PKU) diseases and production of chiral intermediates as well. The main goal of this study was to find a simple and rapid alternative method for pur...