GENERAL STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

(Received 12 April 2005, revised 30 May2005, accepted 3 June 2005)doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04803.xThe Drosophila melanogaster deoxyribonucleoside kinase (Dm-dNK) doublemutant N45D ⁄ N64D was identified during a previous directed evolutionstudy. This mutant enzyme had a decreased activity towards[r]

carbohydrates as many lectins do [7], but its similarity to thesoluble C-type lec tins is evident in its structural character-istics and function. The mechanistic implications o f theobserved dimerization on smelt AFP ice binding requiresfurther study.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe thank De[r]

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ity with rat liver MT-2. Its b -domain, however,turned out to be more flexible than in the latterprotein, exhibiting enhanced cadmium–cadmiumexchange rates [20].The structural and spectroscopic data available onCd(II)-substituted human MT-3 indicated the forma-tion of