2019
Expression, purification and crystallization of the novel Xenopus tropicalis ALDH16B1, a homologue of human ALDH16A1
Pantouris G, Dioletis E, Chen Y, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V, Lolis EJ. Expression, purification and crystallization of the novel Xenopus tropicalis ALDH16B1, a homologue of human ALDH16A1. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2019, 304: 168-172. PMID: 30894314, PMCID: PMC6746316, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAnimalsBiocatalysisChromatography, GelCrystallography, X-RayHumansModels, MolecularProtein ConformationXenopusXenopus ProteinsConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenaseCritical Cys residuesPreliminary crystallographic analysisGenomic analysisSf9 cellsCys residuesALDH16A1Novel familyLower animalsSize exclusion chromatographyActive siteStructure determinationMetabolomics studiesCrystallographic analysisCellsMammalsHomologuesGenesExclusion chromatographyFishStructural characteristicsFrogsPathogenesis of goutUnique structural characteristicsResidues
2014
Human ALDH1B1 Polymorphisms may Affect the Metabolism of Acetaldehyde and All-trans retinaldehyde—In Vitro Studies and Computational Modeling
Jackson BC, Reigan P, Miller B, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Human ALDH1B1 Polymorphisms may Affect the Metabolism of Acetaldehyde and All-trans retinaldehyde—In Vitro Studies and Computational Modeling. Pharmaceutical Research 2014, 32: 1648-1662. PMID: 25413692, PMCID: PMC4382438, DOI: 10.1007/s11095-014-1564-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetaldehydeAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAldehydesAmino Acid SequenceComputer SimulationHumansModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNitroglycerinPolymorphism, GeneticProtein ConformationRetinaldehydeSubstrate Specificity
2013
Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily
Heit C, Jackson BC, McAndrews M, Wright MW, Thompson DC, Silverman GA, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily. Human Genomics 2013, 7: 22. PMID: 24172014, PMCID: PMC3880077, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-7-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEvolution, MolecularGenetic VariationHumansMiceMultigene FamilyPhylogenyProtein ConformationSerpinsConceptsHuman protein-coding genesMultiple paralogous genesProtein-coding genesParalogous genesSerine proteinase inhibitorFunctional genesSerpin geneIntracellular serpinsSerpin familyGenesProteinase inhibitorsSerpinsCancer metastasisFurther characterizationProteinTherapeutic targetChaperonesPseudogenesGenomeBlood clottingImmune functionPotential biomarkersInhibitorsTumorigenesisRole
2010
Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family
Brocker C, Thompson D, Matsumoto A, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family. Human Genomics 2010, 5: 30. PMID: 21106488, PMCID: PMC3390169, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-1-30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisCytokinesEvolution, MolecularHumansInterleukinsMultigene FamilyPhylogenyProtein ConformationTerminology as TopicConceptsHelical cytokinesCell typesAmino acid conservationEvolutionary divergenceOrthologous proteinsEvolutionary relationshipsGene familyImmune cell differentiationCommon structural motifBiological functionsCell differentiationUnique structural featuresExact functionStructural featuresGroup of cytokinesMajor groupsCell proliferationImportant roleImmune systemReceptor-binding propertiesHost immune systemStructural motifsStructural informationContinual competitionNumber of interleukin