2016
Mitosis-associated repression in development
Esposito E, Lim B, Guessous G, Falahati H, Levine M. Mitosis-associated repression in development. Genes & Development 2016, 30: 1503-1508. PMID: 27401553, PMCID: PMC4949323, DOI: 10.1101/gad.281188.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequence-specific repressorsEarly Drosophila embryoLive-imaging methodsMitotic silencingSnail repressionAnimal developmentSnail repressorDrosophila embryosNascent transcriptsNeurogenic ectodermTranscriptional repressionTarget enhancersPresumptive mesodermReporter geneRepressionRepressorMesodermTranscriptionMitosisEmbryosBroad patternsPervasive featureSilencingEctodermGenes
2010
Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Novel Methylglyoxal Synthase from Thermus sp. Strain GH5
Pazhang M, Khajeh K, Asghari SM, Falahati H, Naderi-Manesh H. Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Novel Methylglyoxal Synthase from Thermus sp. Strain GH5. Applied Biochemistry And Biotechnology 2010, 162: 1519-1528. PMID: 20419481, DOI: 10.1007/s12010-010-8933-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethylglyoxal synthaseThermus spAmino acid sequenceGel filtration experimentsAcid sequenceHexameric enzymeAllosteric inhibitorsQuaternary structureEnzyme subunitMolecular massAmino acidsArg-150GH5Q-SepharoseGenesTMGSSpEnzymeSynthasePresence of phosphateOptimum activityHill coefficientCloningSubunitsPolypeptide