Publications by authors named "Pei-Ju Fan"

Arsenite-induced stress granule (SG) formation can be cleared by the ubiquitin-proteasome system aided by the ATP-dependent unfoldase p97. ZFAND1 participates in this pathway by recruiting p97 to trigger SG clearance. ZFAND1 contains two An1-type zinc finger domains (ZF1 and ZF2), followed by a ubiquitin-like domain (UBL); but their structures are not experimentally determined.

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Bacterial cells often use two-component signal transduction systems to regulate genes in response to environmental stimuli. The RstA/RstB system is a two-component regulatory system consisting of the membrane sensor, RstB, and its cognate response regulator RstA. The RstA of Klebsiella pneumoniae consists of a N-terminal receiver domain (NRD, residues 1-119) and a C-terminal DNA-binding domain (DBD, residues 130-236).

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Pei-Ju Fan"

  • - Pei-Ju Fan's recent research focuses on the structural analysis of protein interactions and their roles in cellular processes, particularly pertaining to stress granule clearance and gene regulation in bacteria.
  • - A notable study investigates the interaction between ZFAND1 and p97, illustrating how ZFAND1 facilitates stress granule clearance via the ubiquitin-proteasome system, though the exact structures of ZFAND1's domains remain undetermined.
  • - Another significant contribution involves the resonance assignments of the C-terminal DNA-binding domain of the RstA protein from Klebsiella pneumoniae, enhancing the understanding of its role in two-component signal transduction systems.