2022
Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins
Bobde R, Kumar A, Vasudevan D. Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins. The Plant Cell 2022, 34: 4760-4777. PMID: 36069647, PMCID: PMC9709999, DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainHistone chaperonesH2A/H2B dimersHistones H3/H4H3/H4Nucleosome dynamicsH2B dimersSequence similarityHistone acetyltransferaseEnigmatic familyHistone acetylationFunctional characterizationNucleoplasminGene expressionHistone deacetylasesC-terminalHistone deacetylaseUrea conditionsHistone oligomersSolution structureChaperonesDifferent familiesArabidopsis
2021
Biochemical characterization of an E. coli cell division factor FtsE shows ATPase cycles similar to the NBDs of ABC-transporters
Mallick S, Kumar A, Dodia H, Alexander C, Vasudevan D, Beuria T. Biochemical characterization of an E. coli cell division factor FtsE shows ATPase cycles similar to the NBDs of ABC-transporters. Bioscience Reports 2021, 41: bsr20203034. PMID: 33320186, PMCID: PMC7791547, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20203034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFtsEX complexPG hydrolysisABC transportersCytoplasmic loopBiochemical characterizationATPase cycleCouple ATP hydrolysisATP-binding siteATPase activityE. coliBacterial cell wallTransduce signalsInner membraneSequence similarityBacterial divisionSignal transductionPeptidoglycan layerMid cellATP hydrolysisCell wallSoluble expressionBiochemical propertiesFtsE.Direct interactionTransport molecules