RNase III: genetics and function; structure and mechanism

…, N Costantino, DS Waugh, X Ji - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
RNase III is a global regulator of gene expression in Escherichia coli that is instrumental in
the maturation of ribosomal and other structural RNAs. We examine here how RNase III itself …

The mechanism of RNase III action: how dicer dices

X Ji - RNA interference, 2008 - Springer
Members of the Ribonuclease III (RNase III) family are double-stranded (ds) RNA-specific
endoribonucleases, characterized by a signature motif in their active centers and a 2-…

Structure determination and refinement of human alpha class glutathione transferase A1-1, and a comparison with the Mu and Pi class enzymes

…, R Huber, GL Gilliland, RN Armstrong, X Ji… - Journal of molecular …, 1993 - Elsevier
The crystal structure of human alpha class glutathione transferass A1-1 has been determined
and refined to a resolution of 2·6 Å. There are two copies of the dimeric enzyme in the …

The three-dimensional structure of a glutathione S-transferase from the Mu gene class. Structural analysis of the binary complex of isoenzyme 3-3 and glutathione at …

X Ji, P Zhang, RN Armstrong, GL Gilliland - Biochemistry, 1992 - ACS Publications
Revised Manuscript Received July 22, 1992 abstract: The crystal structure of a mu class
glutathione S-transferase (EC 2.5. 1.18) from rat liver (isoenzyme 3-3) in complex with the …

[PDF][PDF] Crystallographic and modeling studies of RNase III suggest a mechanism for double-stranded RNA cleavage

…, M Bubunenko, KM Routzahn, DS Waugh, X Ji - Structure, 2001 - cell.com
Background: Aquifex aeolicus Ribonuclease III (Aa-RNase III) belongs to the family of Mg 2+
-dependent endonucleases that show specificity for double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). RNase …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus receptor-binding domain complexed with neutralizing antibody

…, J Gan, Y Feng, Z Zhu, V Choudhry, X Xiao, X Ji… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV, or SCV), which caused a
world-wide epidemic in 2002 and 2003, binds to a receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insight into the mechanism of double-stranded RNA processing by ribonuclease III

J Gan, JE Tropea, BP Austin, DS Waugh, X Ji - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
Members of the ribonuclease III (RNase III) family are double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) specific
endoribonucleases characterized by a signature motif in their active centers and a two-…

JS-K, a Glutathione/Glutathione S-Transferase-activated Nitric Oxide Donor of the Diazeniumdiolate Class with Potent Antineoplastic Activity

…, ML Citro, DJ Waterhouse, KM Davies, X Ji… - Molecular cancer …, 2003 - AACR
We have previously shown that nitric oxide (NO) inhibits growth and induces differentiation
and apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia cells, with the HL-60 human myeloid leukemia line …

[PDF][PDF] Allosteric activation of E2-RING finger-mediated ubiquitylation by a structurally defined specific E2-binding region of gp78

…, J Li, SG Tarasov, RL McFeeters, AS Altieri, X Ji… - Molecular cell, 2009 - cell.com
The activity of RING finger ubiquitin ligases (E3) is dependent on their ability to facilitate
transfer of ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2) to substrates. The G2BR domain …

Three-dimensional structure, catalytic properties, and evolution of a sigma class glutathione transferase from squid, a progenitor of the lens S-crystallins of …

X Ji, EC von Rosenvinge, WW Johnson, SI Tomarev… - Biochemistry, 1995 - ACS Publications
Revised Manuscript Received February 24, 7995® abstract: The glutathione transferase
from squid digestive gland is unique in its very high catalytic activity toward l-chloro-2, 4-…