Structure and flexibility adaptation in nonspecific and specific protein-DNA complexes

CG Kalodimos, N Biris, AMJJ Bonvin, MM Levandoski…�- Science, 2004 - science.org
Interaction of regulatory DNA binding proteins with their target sites is usually preceded by
binding to nonspecific DNA. This speeds up the search for the target site by several orders of�…

Drug resistance and neurotransmitter receptors of nematodes: recent studies on the mode of action of levamisole

RJ Martin, S Verma, M Levandoski, CL Clark, H Qian…�- Parasitology, 2005 - cambridge.org
Here we review recent studies on the mode of action of the cholinergic anthelmintics
(levamisole, pyrantel etc.). We also include material from studies on the free living nematode�…

[HTML][HTML] Single-molecule imaging of transcriptionally coupled and uncoupled splicing

DY Vargas, K Shah, M Batish, M Levandoski, S Sinha…�- Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Introns are removed from pre-mRNAs during transcription while the pre-mRNA is still
tethered to the gene locus via RNA polymerase. However, during alternative splicing, it is�…

The anthelmintic levamisole is an allosteric modulator of human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

MM Levandoski, B Piket, J Chang�- European journal of pharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
l-[−]-2, 3, 5, 6-Tetrahydro-6-phenylimidazo [2, 1b]-thiazole hydrochloride (levamisole) is an
anthelmintic that targets the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of parasitic nematodes. We�…

Thermodynamics of the interactions of lac repressor with variants of the symmetric lac operator: effects of converting a consensus site to a non-specific site

DE Frank, RM Saecker, JP Bond, MW Capp…�- Journal of molecular�…, 1997 - Elsevier
What are the thermodynamic consequences of the stepwise conversion of a highly specific
(consensus) protein-DNA interface to one that is non-specific? How do the magnitudes of�…

The positive allosteric modulator morantel binds at noncanonical subunit interfaces of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

S Seo, JT Henry, AH Lewis, N Wang…�- Journal of�…, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
We are interested in the positive allosteric modulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine
(ACh) receptors and have recently shown that the anthelmintic compound morantel�…

[HTML][HTML] Chimeric analysis of a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor reveals amino acids conferring sensitivity to α-bungarotoxin

MM Levandoski, Y Lin, L Moise, JT McLaughlin…�- Journal of Biological�…, 1999 - ASBMB
We have investigated the molecular determinants responsible for α-bungarotoxin (αBgtx)
binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors through chimeric analysis of two homologous α�…

Cooperative and anticooperative effects in binding of the first and second plasmid OsymOperators to a LacI tetramer: evidence for contributions of non-operator DNA�…

MM Levandoski, OV Tsodikov, DE Frank…�- Journal of molecular�…, 1996 - Elsevier
The interaction oflacoperator DNA withlacrepressor (LacI) is a classic example of a genetic
regulatory switch. To dissect the role of stoichiometry, subunit association, and effects of�…

Single-channel properties of N-and L-subtypes of acetylcholine receptor in Ascaris suum

MM Levandoski, AP Robertson, S Kuiper…�- International journal for�…, 2005 - Elsevier
We are interested in the properties of the target site of cholinergic anti-nematodal drugs for
therapeutic reasons. The target receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that have different�…

Liquid optically clear adhesives for display applications

D Lu, J Wang, C Li, J Yuan…�- …�Technology & High�…, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper will provide a comprehensive overview on the liquid optically clear adhesive
(LOCA) technologies display assembly, including materials, application process, and�…