Diversity and evolution of tyrosinase enzymes involved in the adhesive systems of mussels and tubeworms

Autor: Emilie Duthoo, Jérôme Delroisse, Barbara Maldonado, Fabien Sinot, Cyril Mascolo, Ruddy Wattiez, Pascal Jean Lopez, Cécile Van de Weerdt, Matthew J. Harrington, Patrick Flammang

Publikováno v: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 111443- (2024)

Summary: Mussels and tubeworms have evolved similar adhesive systems to cope with the hydrodynamics of intertidal environments. Both secrete adhesive proteins rich in DOPA, a post-translationally modified amino acid playing essential roles in their p

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Octarellin VI: using rosetta to design a putative artificial (β/α)8 protein.

Autor: Maximiliano Figueroa, Nicolas Oliveira, Annabelle Lejeune, Kristian W Kaufmann, Brent M Dorr, André Matagne, Joseph A Martial, Jens Meiler, Cécile Van de Weerdt

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e71858 (2013)

The computational protein design protocol Rosetta has been applied successfully to a wide variety of protein engineering problems. Here the aim was to test its ability to design de novo a protein adopting the TIM-barrel fold, whose formation requires

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/1bd88007f61846ac98c74b30eb162b97

Robust bio-inspired antibacterial surfaces based on the covalent binding of peptides on functional atmospheric plasma thin films

Autor: Rodolphe Mauchauffé, Patrick Choquet, Anne-Sophie Duwez, Cécile Van de Weerdt, Maryline Moreno-Couranjou, Nicolas D. Boscher

Publikováno v: Journal of materials chemistry. B. 2(32)

Here, we describe a robust process aiming at conferring antibacterial properties on stainless steel through the covalent grafting of nisin, a natural antimicrobial peptide, onto a functional plasma thin film deposited by an atmospheric pressure diele

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32261658

Atmospheric pressure plasma modified surfaces for immobilization of antimicrobial nisin peptides

Autor: Catherine Archambeau, Nicolas D. Boscher, Maryline Moreno, David Duday, Cécile Van de Weerdt, Christelle Vreuls, Germaine Zocchi, Patrick Choquet, Gilles Frache, Joseph Martial

Publikováno v: Surface and Coatings Technology. 218:152-161

In the field of antimicrobial surfaces, the development of environmentally-friendly surface treatments and industrially viable processes remains a challenging research objective. The use of atmospheric plasma treatments, especially dielectric barrier

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.12.045

The unexpected structure of the designed protein Octarellin V.1 forms a challenge for protein structure prediction tools

Autor: Dominique Maes, Philippe Minard, Jens Meiler, Julie Vandenameele, Mike Sleutel, Els Pardon, Christian Damblon, Marie Valerio-Lepiniec, André Matagne, Marylène Vandevenne, Agathe Urvoas, Maximiliano Figueroa, Dominique Durand, Gregory Parvizi, Sophie Attout, Erik Goormaghtigh, Jan Steyaert, Joseph Martial, Axel Fischer, Olivier Jacquin, Cécile Van de Weerdt

Publikováno v: Journal of Structural Biology
Journal of Structural Biology, Elsevier, 2016, pp.19-30. ⟨10.1016/j.jsb.2016.05.004⟩
Journal of Structural Biology, Elsevier, 2016, pp.19-30. 〈10.1016/j.jsb.2016.05.004〉
Journal of Structural Biology, 2016, pp.19-30. ⟨10.1016/j.jsb.2016.05.004⟩

International audience; Despite impressive successes in protein design, designing a well-folded protein of more 100 amino acids de novo remains a formidable challenge. Exploiting the promising biophysical features of the artificial protein Octarellin

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https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01455488