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Protonation of the Biliverdin IXα Chromophore in the Red and Far-Red Photoactive States of Bacteriophytochrome
2019
The tetrapyrrole chromophore biliverdin IXα (BV) in the bacteriophytochrome from Deinococcus radiodurans (DrBphP) is usually assumed to be fully protonated, but this assumption has not been systematically validated by experiments or extensive computations. Here, we use force field molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations with density functional theory and XMCQDPT2 methods to investigate the effect of the five most probable protonation forms of BV on structural stability, binding pocket interactions, and absorption spectra in the two photochromic states of DrBphP. While agreement with X-ray structural data and measured UV/vis spectra suggest that …
Red Light Optogenetics in Neuroscience
2022
Optogenetics, a field concentrating on controlling cellular functions by means of light-activated proteins, has shown tremendous potential in neuroscience. It possesses superior spatiotemporal resolution compared to the surgical, electrical, and pharmacological methods traditionally used in studying brain function. A multitude of optogenetic tools for neuroscience have been created that, for example, enable the control of action potential generation via light-activated ion channels. Other optogenetic proteins have been used in the brain, for example, to control long-term potentiation or to ablate specific subtypes of neurons. In in vivo applications, however, the majority of optogenetic too…
The Interconnecting Hairpin Extension "Arm": An Essential Allosteric Element of Phytochrome Activity
2023
In red-light sensing phytochromes, isomerization of the bilin chromophore triggers structural and dynamic changes across multiple domains, ultimately leading to control of the output module (OPM) activity. In between, a hairpin structure, "arm", extends from an interconnecting domain to the chromophore region. Here, by removing this protein segment in a bacteriophytochrome from Deinococcus radiodurans (DrBphP), we show that the arm is crucial for signal transduction. Crystallographic, spectroscopic, and biochemical data indicate that this variant maintains the properties of DrBphP in the resting state. Spectroscopic data also reveal that the armless systems maintain the ability to respond t…
Two- and three-pion quantum statistics correlations in Pb-Pb collisions at root S-NN=2.76 TeV at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
2014
[Introduction] Correlations induced by quantum statistics are sensitive to the spatiotemporal extent as well as dynamics of particle-emitting sources in heavy-ion collisions. In addition, such correlations can be used to search for the presence of a coherent component of pion production. Two- and three-pion correlations of same and mixed charge are measured at low relative momentum to estimate the coherent fraction of charged pions in Pb-Pb collisions at √ s N N = 2 . 76 TeV at the CERN Large Hadron Collider with ALICE. The genuine three-pion quantum statistics correlation is found to be suppressed relative to the two-pion correlation based on the assumption of fully chaotic pion emission. …
Desarrollo de nuevas estrategias analíticas basadas en la espectrometría de masas de alta resolución (HRMS) para el control de plaguicidas y sus meta…
2018
El uso de plaguicidas en la agricultura, permiten aumentar el rendimiento de las cosechas, evitando pérdidas debidas a animales, plantas y microorganismos que pueden llegar a tener un efecto negativo sobre la producción agrícola. Así, debido a su uso intensivo en las prácticas agrícolas, los plaguicidas pueden contaminar los distintos compartimentos ambientales (agua, suelo, aire, etc). Actualmente, aproximadamente 500 sustancias activas están autorizadas por la Unión Europea para ser aplicadas a los distintos cultivos siguiendo la Regulación CE 1107/2009. Una parte de los plaguicidas se emiten a la atmósfera durante y después de su aplicación. En la atmósfera, los plaguicidas pueden llegar…
Educación y futuro digital
2013
Resumen basado en el de la publicación Se presenta la orientación e intervención de una niña con Síndrome de Down de siete años, durante el curso 2007/2008. Dicho estudio empírico se centró en las prácticas desarrolladas en una sesión de 60 minutos por semana y, posteriormente, dos sesiones de 60 minutos. Durante las sesiones estuvo acompañada por una alumna con alta capacidad como parte de la hipótesis de partida de que la alta capacidad estimulará al alumno con discapacidad. Los resultados mostraron un aumento de la motivación y de la comunicación verbal, además alcanzó parte de los objetivos del curso correspondiente a su edad. ESP
Caracterización electroquímica de metales nobles en objetos arqueológicos y en obras de arte
2019
La presente Tesis Doctoral se dirige a la caracterización de materiales, técnicas de fabricación, tipos de alteración de metales nobles (principalmente de oro y plata) en objetos artísticos y arqueológicos mediante técnicas electroquímicas, incorporando además estrategias quimiométricas para el desarrollo de métodos de autentificación y datación. Para ello se parte de la aplicación de las herramientas electroquímicas (principalmente voltamperometrías de barrido lineal, de onda cuadrada etc.). La información obtenida se va complementando con otras técnicas como la microscopia electrónica (FIB-FESEM) o la microscopía de fuerza atómica (AFM). También se hace hincapié en la necesidad de utiliza…
Impact of Platelet Reactivity in ACS Patients on Clinical Outcomes with Triple Antithrombotic Therapy
2021
Optimal antithrombotic therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients on oral anticoagulants (OAC) remains a clinical conundrum. In fact, combining an OAC with dual antiplatelet therapy (triple antithrombotic therapy, TAT) increases the risk of bleeding. Clopidogrel is the only thienopyridine recommended in TAT patients. Whether its response plays a relevant role in this setting remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the level of platelet reactivity inhibition (PRI) achieved by oral TAT in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing PCI and its relationship with outcomes. We performed a multicenter prospective observational study and assessed PRI by vasodilator-st…
Plasma PAF-acetylhydrolase in patients with coronary artery disease: results of a cross-sectional analysis.
2003
Inflammation underlies both onset and perpetuation of atherosclerosis. Plasma lipoproteins transport the platelet-activating factor-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) with potentially anti-inflammatory activities. Our aim was to determine whether PAF-AH activity was associated with inflammatory markers and with coronary artery disease (CAD). PAF-AH activity and a panel of inflammatory mediators were measured in plasma of 496 patients with CAD and in 477 controls; 276 patients presented with stable angina pectoris and 220 with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Individuals within the highest quartile of PAF-AH activity had an 1.8-fold increase in CAD risk [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.01 to 3.2; P = 0.…