A computerised approach to the structural analysis of unbranched regular polysaccharides is described, which is based on an evaluation of the 13C-n.m.r. spectra for all possible primary structures… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2007
We report 10 heterozygous mutations in the human insulin gene in 16 probands with neonatal diabetes. A combination of linkage and a candidate gene approach in a family with four diabetic members led… (More)
The crystal structure of the pore-forming part of the KcsA bacterial K(+)-selective channel suggests a possible motif for related voltage-gated channels. We examined the hypothesis that the spacial… (More)
The recent discovery of a novel family of precursor processing endoproteases has greatly accelerated progress in understanding the complex mechanisms underlying the maturation of prohormones,… (More)
Mutations in glucokinase are associated with defects in insulin secretion and hepatic glycogen synthesis resulting in mild chronic hyperglycaemia, impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes mellitus. We… (More)
Biophysical evidence has placed the binding site for the naturally occurring marine toxins tetrodotoxin (TTX) and saxitoxin (STX) in the external mouth of the Na+ channel ion permeation pathway. We… (More)
Voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channels are targets for local anesthetic (LA) drugs that bind in the inner pore of the channel with affinities related to the channel gating states. Our core model of the… (More)
Polyarginine-containing peptides represent potent inhibitors of furin, a mammalian endoprotease that plays an important role in metabolism, activation of pathogenic toxins, and viral proliferation.… (More)
The marine guanidinium toxins, saxitoxin (STX) and tetrodotoxin (TTX), have played crucial roles in the study of voltage-gated Na+ channels. Because they have similar actions, sizes, and functional… (More)
High-affinity mu-conotoxin block of skeletal muscle Na+ channels depends on an arginine at position 13 (Arg-13). To understand both the mechanism of toxin interaction and the general structure of its… (More)