CRUZ GALLARDO , Isabel

Background: T-cell intracellular antigen- 1(TIA-1) is a key DNA/RNA binding protein in RNA metabolism. Results: The binding of TIA-1 RRM3 domain (isolated or fused to RRM2) to RNA is affected by pH changes. Conclusion: The pH-dependence of RRM3/RNA interaction may have a significant effect in the overall TIA-1 function. Significance: Unveiling...

Transient complexes, with a lifetime ranging between microseconds and seconds, are essential forbiochemical reactions requiring a fast turnover. That is the case of the interactions between proteinsengaged in electron transfer reactions, which are involved in relevant physiological processes suchas respiration and photosynthesis. In the latter,...

T-cell intracellular antigen-1 (TIA-1) is a key DNA/RNA binding protein that regulates translation by sequestering target mRNAs in stress granules (SG) in response to stress conditions. TIA-1 possesses three RNA recognition motifs (RRM) along with a glutamine-rich domain, with the central domains (RRM2 and RRM3) acting as RNA binding platforms....

Human antigen R (HuR) is a 32 kDa protein with 3 RNA Recognition Motifs (RRMs), which bind to Adenylate and uridylate Rich Elements (AREs) of mRNAs. Whereas the N-terminal and central domains (RRM1 and RRM2) are essential for AREs recognition, little is known on the C-terminal RRM3 beyond its implication in HuR oligomerization and apoptotic...

Malaria is caused by Apicomplexa protozoans from the Plasmodium genus entering the bloodstream of humans and animals through the bite of the female mosquitoes. The annotation of the Plasmodium vivax genome revealed a putative RNA binding protein (apiRBP) that was predicted to be trafficked into the apicoplast, a plastid organelle unique to...