227 results about "Dephosphorylation" patented technology

This invention relates to lipopolysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines with appropriate presentation of conserved inner core oligosaccharide epitopes having improved immunogenic properties. These are based upon antigenic, detoxified bacterial lipopolysaccharides which optimally present an inner core oligosaccharide epitope following removal of at least a glycosidic phosphate of the lipid A region. These partially or completely dephosphorylated antigenic, detoxified bacterial lipopolysaccharides are linkable to an immunologically acceptable carrier and can be used in polyvalent or multivalent vaccines.

A CD47 partial peptide which has an amino acid sequence constituting an extracellular region having an immunoglobulin-like structure of a CD47 protein, which is specifically bound to an N-terminal immunoglobulin-like structure of a dephosphorylation substrate protein SHPS-1 of an SH2 domain-containing protein, and which can act on a function of cell response mediated by SHPS-1, and an anti-SHPS-1 monoclonal antibody.

The invention discloses a method for connecting a DNA molecule fragment with a carrier. The carrier comprises at least three different restriction enzyme cutting sites E1, E2 and E3, wherein the E2 is located between the E1 and E3; the DNA molecule fragment to be connected at least comprises the restriction enzyme cutting sites E1 and E3. The method comprises the following steps: firstly carrying out enzyme cutting and dephosphorylation on the restriction enzyme cutting sites E1 and E2 of the carrier; and then carrying out a first step of the enzyme cutting and connection on the restriction enzyme cutting site E1 of the DNA molecule fragment to obtain a linear connection product of the DNA molecule fragment and the carrier, and then recycling the connection product with a correct size; finally carrying out a second step of the enzyme cutting and connection on the restriction enzyme cutting site E3 of the connection product to obtain a self-connected annular connection product. The invention can realize the effective connection between the DNA molecule fragment and the carrier, so that the generation of incorrect connected polymers with different forms is reduced, the proportion of the correct connected product accounts for over 30% in the connection system so as to realize an efficient electro-transformation.

The invention discloses a construction method of a genome presumptive area nucleic acid sequencing library and a device thereof. The method comprises the following steps: genomic DNA undergoes fragmentation treatment; DNA fragment undergoes fragment selection; the DNA fragment which has undergone fragment selection successively undergoes dephosphorylation, first end repairing and connection with first sequencing linker; a first connection product is screened by a probe; target fragment successively undergoes double-strands cyclization treatment and enzyme digestion; and an enzyme digestion product successively undergoes second end repairing, connection with second sequencing linker and DNA double-strands separation treatment so as to obtain single-stranded DNA which forms a genome presumptive area sequencing library, wherein the probe satisfies at least one condition selected from ten conditions. The probe has good specificity, high sensitivity and coverage in the aspect of target enrichment. By the method, the sequencing library for SNP enrichment detection can be effectively constructed.

Disclosed is a method of analyzing mass of the phosphoproteins or phosphopeptides and of analyzing phosphorylated positions at a phosphoprotein or phosphopeptide, comprising the steps of: 1) dephosphorylating at least one Ser and/or Thr residue of the phosphoprotein or phosphopeptide; 2) tagging the dephosphorylated amino acid residues with a tag having a R-L-G moiety wherein R is a nucleophilic functional group that selectively bind with dephosphorylated amino acid residues, G is selected from the group consisting of guanidine moiety or protected guanidine moiety such as a mono-N-protected guanidino group, a di-N,N′-protected guanidino group and an N′-protected guanidino group, and L is a linker linking the R and the G; and 3) subjecting the tagged proteins or peptides to mass spectrometry. The method is capable of precisely analyzing mass of phosphoproteins of trace amounts as well as positions of phosphoryated amino acids.

The invention discloses a method for preparing valganciclovir hydrochloride I. The method comprises the following steps of: 1, dissolving phosphorus oxychloride into an inert solvent, and performing a reaction of the mixture and the alcoholic liquor to obtain phosphoryl halide II; 2, performing a reaction of ganciclovir and the phosphoryl halide II obtained in the step to obtain ganciclovir monoester III; 3, esterfying the ganciclovir monoester III in the step 2 and N-carbobenzoxy-L-valine to obtain ganciclovir diester IV; 4, acidizing the ganciclovir diester IV in the step 3 for dephosphorylation to obtain N-carbobenzoxy-L-valine ganciclovir monoester V; and 5, performing a hydrogenation reaction on the product in the step 4 to prepare the valganciclovir hydrochloride I. By the method, the ganciclovir monoester with high purity and yield can be produced, the post-processing is easy, and the post-processing difficulty is reduced.

This invention relates to a sensor for detecting a stem cell differentiation, including (a) an electrode; and (b) a substrate of an alkaline phosphatase. The phosphorylation or dephosphorylation of the substrate for an alkaline phosphatase as a stem cell undifferentiation marker which dephosphorylates its substrate may be measured using an electrical signal in the present sensor. Therefore, the sensor of the present invention enables to electrically detect a stem cell status in a high-throughput manner and to determine the stem cell differentiation.

The invention provides for a method for producing a 5-carbon alcohol in a genetically modified host cell. In one embodiment, the method comprises culturing a genetically modified host cell which expresses a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the dephosphorylation of an isopentenyl disphosphate (IPP) or dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), such as a Bacillus subtilis phosphatase (YhfR), under a suitable condition so that 5-carbon alcohol is 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol and/or 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol is produced. Optionally, the host cell may further comprise a second enzyme capable of reducing a 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol to 3-methyl-butan-1-ol, such as a reductase.

The present invention relates to a method of modulating a chromatin binding protein or complex which binds to a functional group on an amino acid of a histone. This method involves phosphorylating or dephosphorylating a serine or threonine on the histone proximate to the amino acid under conditions effective to modulate the chromatin binding protein or complex. This method is particularly useful in treating or preventing cancer in a subject. In addition, the histone comprising a serine or threonine proximate to an amino acid capable of binding to a functional group can be used to screen for compounds which prevent or treat cancer. Also disclosed is an antibody or binding portion thereof raised against a binary switch on a histone comprising a phosphorylated serine or threonine proximate to an amino acid bound to a functional group and its use in detecting a condition mediated by that switch.

The invention discloses a construction method of single stranded DNA next generation sequencing library specific to cfDNA. The construction method includes steps of 1), cfDNA extraction; 2), dephosphorylation; 3), denaturation to be single stranded cfDNA; 4), intermolecular single stranded connection on 3' end single stranded DNA interface; 5), extension: the acquired single stranded connection product is a template, and the known sequence design primer of the 3' end interface is extended; 6), intermolecular double stranded connection between the acquired double stranded DNA product and a 5' end double stranded DNA interface; 7), PCR amplification: use the acquired complete double stranded DNA interface connection product as a template, and take the known sequences of the interfaces at 3' end and the 5' end as forward and reverse products, and perform PCR amplification; 8), PCR product purification by a paramagnetic particle method, and library recycling. The original cfDNA gathering efficiency is high, and the double stranded, the single stranded and damaged DNA can be effectively detected.

A process for preparing VHB mouse model with high expression of HBsAg includes such steps as linearizing carrier pcDNA3 by EcoRV, dephosphorylating by alkaline phosphatase of ox's small intestine, recombining the clonal carrier p3.6II, enzyme severing by PvuII to obtain 1.1-time HBV gene fragment, linking it with linear pcDNA3, transforming colibacillus competent cell DH5 alpha, screening resistance, enzyme serving, sequencing to verify the recombinant plasmid, injecting it in the mouse body via tail vein, and verifying the model.

In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that glucose and incretin hormones promote pancreatic islet cell survival via the calcium and cAMP dependent induction, respectively, of the transcription factor CREB. Specifically, a signaling module has been identified which mediates cooperative effects of calcium and cAMP on islet cell gene expression by stimulating the dephosphorylation and nuclear entry of TORC2, a cytoplasmic CREB coactivator. The module comprises a cAMP regulated snf1-like kinase called SIK2 and the calcium regulated phosphatase calcineurin, both of which associate with TORC2 in the cytoplasm. TORC2 is repressed under basal conditions through a phosphorylation dependent interaction with 14-3-3 proteins. cAMP and calcium signals stimulate CREB target gene expression via complementary effects on TORC2 dephosphorylation; cAMP disrupts TORC2-associated activity of SIK2 or related family members, whereas calcium induces TORC2 dephosphorylation via calcineurin. These findings provide a novel mechanism by which CREB activates cellular gene expression, depending on nutrient and energy status, and facilitate development of assays to identify compounds which modulate the role of TORCs. In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that fasting and energy-sensing pathways regulate the gluconeogenic program in liver by modulating the nuclear entry of a transcriptional coactivator called Transducer of Regulated CREB Activity 2 (TORC2). Hepatic TORC2 over-expression induces fasting hyperglycemia, whereas knockdown of TORC2 leads to fasting hypoglycemia and silencing of the gluconeogenic program. Since a majority of individuals with Type II diabetes exhibit fasting hyperglycemia due to elevated hepatic gluconeogenesis, compounds that enhance TORC2 phosphorylation will find use as therapeutic agents in this setting.

The invention relates, in part, to nucleic acid constructs, genetically modified host cells and methods employing such constructs and host cells to increase the production of 3-methyl-2-butenol from IPP. Thus, in some aspects, the invention provides a genetically modified host cell transformed with a nucleic acid construct encoding a fusion protein comprising a phosphatase capable of catalyzing the dephosphorylation of dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) linked to an IPP isomerase capable of converting IPP to DMAPP, wherein the nucleic acid construct is operably linked to a promoter. In some embodiments, the genetically modified host cell 5 further comprises a nucleic acid encoding a reductase that is capable of converting 3-methyl-2-butenol to 3-methyl-butanol. In some embodiments, the reductase is encoded by a nucleic acid construct introduced into the cell. In some embodiments, the IPP isomerase is a Type I isomerase. In some embodiments, the IPP isomerase is a Type II isomerase. In some embodiments, the host cell is selected from a group of taxonimcal classes consisting of 20 Escherichia, Enterobacter, Azotobacter, Erwinia, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, Serratia, Shigella, Rhizobia, Vitreoscilla, Synechococcus, Synechocystis, and Paracoccus taxonomical classes. In some embodiments, the host cell is an Escherichia coli cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is a fungal cell, such as a yeast cell. In some embodiments, the yeast cell is a Saccharomyces sp. cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is an algal, insect or mammalian cell line. In some embodiments, the phosphatase is nudB from E. coli. In some embodiments, the IPP isomerase is encoded by an idi gene from E. coli or idil gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The invention discloses an ultra-low-frequency library building method for FFPE tissue samples. The ultra-low-frequency library building method for FFPE tissue samples comprises the following steps: DNA extraction of FFPE samples; DNA interruption; dephosphorylation and DNA denaturation; adding of biotin UID single-chain joints; capturing and elution of streptomycin magnetic beads; adding of double-chain second joints and elution of a library; adding of a second joint at the other end of a target DNA molecule by T4DNA ligase, and removal of excessive and residual joints by washing; LM-PCR amplification and introduction of barcode; and purification of a PCR amplification product by magnetic beads. Library building, capturing and sequencing are realized for some severely degraded FFPE DNA micro-samples, UID label joints are introduced before beginning of library building, and thus, preconditions are provided for follow-up exclusion of technical mutations introduced in library building, capturing and computerized sequencing process.

The present invention relates generally to PHLPP, a novel phosphatase that inactivates Akt (protein kinase B) by directly dephosphorylating the hydrophobic domain of the C-terminus. More specifically, the invention relates to PHLPP polynucleotides and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and the use of these polynucleotides and polypeptides in the treatment and diagnosis of biological conditions mediated by Akt phosphorylation, particularly cancer. This invention relates to PHLPP polynucleotides and polypeptides as well as vectors, host cells, antibodies directed to PHLPP polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of PHLPP polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention.

The invention provides an application of compounds Pyrrocidines in preparation of an anti-tuberculosis drug, namely, an application of the compounds Pyrrocidines, derivatives of the compound Pyrrocidines or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds Pyrrocidines as tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors or in preparation of the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors. The compounds 19-O-methyl-pyrrrocidine B and pyrrrocidine B have inhibitory activity on mycobacterium tuberculosis tyrosine phosphatase B, and IC50 of the compounds is 3.9 mu M and 75.5 mu M respectively. The compounds can effectively inhibit dephosphorylation activity of the mycobacterium tuberculosis tyrosine phosphatase B and has the clinical application potential for tuberculosis treatment; besides, the compounds Pyrrocidines are natural-metabolism active micro-molecular products separated from microorganisms and can be produced through chemical synthesis and large-scale fermentation separation, the sources are abundant, the production cost is low, and the possibility of medicine preparation is high.

The invention involves a method for measuring phosphorylation of proteins at specific sites and, as such, is an indicator of the protein kinase activity of enzymes capable of phosphorylating those sites. The method involves the in vitro or in vivo phosphorylation of a target protein at a specific serine, threonine or tyrosine residue, subjecting that protein (non-phosphorylated) to reaction mixture containing all reagents, including phosphokinase which allow the creation of a phosphorylated form of protein. The phosphorylated protein is measured by contacting it with an antibody specific for the phosphorylation site(s). The invention includes antibodies useful in practicing the methods of the invention. The invention particularly relates to all proteins modified by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation as illustrated by Tau, Rb and EGFR proteins and antibodies specific for the site of phosphorylation of the Tau, Rb or EGFR proteins.

Disclosed herein are reagents that include a moiety that includes a metal such as titanium and that readily binds to phosphorylated molecules the reagents also include at least one moiety that produces a signal or that binds to a molecule that produces a signal. The reagent may also include a moiety that binds to a larger molecule or to a surface. Some forms of the reagent include a dendrimer that can simultaneously bind to multiple metal moieties that include a metal such as titanium and multiple moieties that can be used to detected bound molecules. These reagents can be used in detection and/or measurement and/or at least partial purification of phosphorylated molecules. These reagents and methods using them are used to analyze proteins, polypeptides, nucleic acids, phospholipids and the like. They are readily adapted for use in gels, blots, plate based high through put assays and for mass spectrometry.