Publications by authors named "Hannes Schmidinger"

Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) are key enzymes involved in intracellular degradation of triacylglycerols. It was the aim of this study to elucidate how the deficiency in one of these proteins affects the residual lipolytic proteome in adipose tissue. For this purpose, we compared the lipase patterns of brown and white adipose tissue from ATGL (-/-) and HSL (-/-) mice using differential activity-based gel electrophoresis.

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Three typical glycosidase-inhibiting iminoalditols were attached to a polyamine surface displayed on a silicon chip. Exposure to a representative beta-glucosidase revealed selective binding events reflecting the different structural features of the inhibitors probed in this study. This provides a proof-of-concept for the successful exploitation of microarrays of typical reversible glycosidase inhibitors of the iminosugar family.

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We describe a prokaryotic expression system using the autoproteolytic function of N(pro) from classical swine fever virus. Proteins or peptides expressed as N(pro) fusions are deposited as inclusion bodies. On in vitro refolding by switching from chaotropic to kosmotropic conditions, the fusion partner is released from the C-terminal end of the autoprotease by self-cleavage, leaving the target protein with an authentic N terminus.

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Molecular medicine leads us towards an understanding of some diseases at the molecular level. Examples are the analysis of immune complexes and receptor-antireceptor compounds used in clinical medicine. Structural changes of some serum proteins occur in inflammation, neoplasia and autoimmunity.

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This work describes the synthesis of a library of fluorescent and/or biotinylated alkylphosphonate inhibitors being reactive towards serine hydrolases, especially lipases and esterases. Fluorescent inhibitors can be used for sensitive and rapid detection of active proteins by gel electrophoresis. Biotinylated inhibitors are applicable for the enrichment and isolation of active enzymes.

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Protein and small-molecule microarrays are useful tools for high-throughput analysis of DNA-protein, protein-protein, and protein-small molecule interactions. Here we report on novel microarrays for activity screening of lipases and esterases based on phosphonic acid ester inhibitors. These compounds are activity recognition probes (ARPs) and bind to active serine hydrolases in a stoichiometric and irreversible manner.

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Hydrolysis of triacylglycerols and cholesteryl esters is a key event in energy homeostasis of animals. However, many lipolytic activities still await their molecular identification. Here we report on a novel tool for concomitant analysis of lipases in complex proteomes.

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