Example sentences for: dominant-negative

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  • Thus, the question of whether the nuclear inclusions containing the D123I and T120A mutants are caused by dominant-negative suppression of endogenous Rab24 function remains to be resolved.

  • Mutant molecules that inhibit the activation or function of the wildtype counterpart in the same cell have been defined as dominant-negative molecules.

  • Several laboratories have shown that in addition to mutations in the N(T)KxD motif, which reduce overall nucleotide binding, dominant-negative Rab constructs can be generated by introducing amino acid substitutions ( e.g. , asparagine) at the position cognate to Ras S17 ( i.e. , S22 in Rab24) [ 31 40 41 42 ] . Such proteins are thought to be locked in an inactive GDP-bound state because the mutation markedly reduces their affinity for GTP, compared to GDP [ 42 ] . As shown in Fig.

  • Although the initial cloning of ASW pre-dated knowledge that Hint is an enzyme, both groups suggested that Asw might function by a dominant-negative mechanism through heterodimerization with Hint, thereby inducing female development [ 33, 34].

  • One gene in this region, slimb , is an interesting candidate because this gene encodes an F-box protein that is part of an SCF complex [ 26 ] [ 29 ] . Several independent alleles of slimb were tested and all enhanced the dominant-negative mCul1 overexpression phenotype (fig.


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