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Double domain swapping in bovine seminal RNase: formation of distinct N- and C-swapped tetramers and multimers with increasing biological activities.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Gotte Giovanni, Mahmoud Helmy Alexander, Ercole Carmine, Spadaccini Roberta, Laurents Douglas V, Donadelli Massimo, Picone Delia
Abstract excerpt
Bovine seminal (BS) RNase, the unique natively dimeric member of the RNase super-family, represents a special case not only for its additional biological actions but also for the singular features of 3D domain swapping. The native enzyme is indeed a mixture of two isoforms: M = M, a dimer held together by two inter-subunit disulfide bonds, and MxM, 70% of the total, which, besides the two mentioned disulfides, is...
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