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FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

Department of Biochemistry-
Molecular Biology
Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function

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    Publications

    1. E. Boutou, V. Pappa, H-W Stuertzbecher and C. E. Vorgias (2011) Structure-Function Relationship of DNA Repair Proteins: Lessons from BRCA1 and RAD51 Studies. INTech DNA Repair (Edit. Inna Kruman) pp.103-124.pdf
    2. Asteri, I.-A., Papadimitriou, K., Boutou, E., Pot, B., Vorgias, C. E., & Tsakalidou, E. (2011). Comparative and evolutionary analysis of plasmid pREN isolated from Lactobacillus rennini, a novel member of the theta-replicating pUCL287 family. FEMS microbiology letters, 318(1), 18–26.pdf
    3. Asteri, I.-A., Boutou, E., Anastasiou, R., Pot, B., Vorgias, C. E., Tsakalidou, E., and Papadimitriou, K. (2011). In silico evidence for the horizontal transfer of gsiB, a σB-regulated gene in gram-positive bacteria, to lactic acid bacteria. Applied and environmental microbiology. 77(10), 3526–3531.pdf
    4. G. Nir, M. Lindner, Heidelinde R. C. Dietrich, O. Girshevitz, C. E. Vorgias, and Yuval Garini B (2011). HU protein induces incoherent DNA persistence length. Biophysical J. 100, 1-7.pdf
    5. J. Raczynska, C. E Vorgias, Antranikian G. and W. Rypniewski. (2011) Crystallographic analysis of a thermoactive nitrilase. J. Str. Biol. 173, 294-302.pdf
    6. I-A Asteri, K. Papadimitriou, E. Boutou, R. Anastasiou, B. Pot, C. E. Vorgias and E. Tsakalidou (2010) Characterization of pLAC1, a cryptic plasmid isolated from Lactobacillus acidipiscis and comparative analysis with its related plasmids. International Journal of Food Microbiology 141(3) 222-228.pdf
    7. Drikos I, Nounesis G and Vorgias C. E. (2009) Characterization of cancer-linked BRCA1-BRCT missense variants and their interaction with phosphoprotein targets. Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioiformatics Journal 77(2), 464-476.pdf
    8. F. Orfanioti, P. Tzamalis, A. Thanassoulas, E. Stefanidi, A Zees, E. Boutou, M. Vlassi, G. Nounesis and C. E. Vorgias (2009) The stability of the archaeal HU histone-like DNA-binding protein from Thermoplasma volcanium. Extremophiles 13, 1-10.pdf
    9. A. C. Zees, S. Pyrpassopoulos and C. E. Vorgias (2009) Insights into the role of the (a+b) insertion in the TIM-barrel catalytic domain, regarding the stability and the enzymatic activity of Chitinase A from Serratia marcescens. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Proteins and Proteomics 1794. 23-31.pdf
    10. K. Papadimitriou, E. Boutou, G. Zoumpopoulou, P. A. Tarantilis, M. Polissiou, C. E. Vorgias and E. Tsakalidou. (2008) RNA arbitrarily primed PCR and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy reveal plasticity in the acid tolerance response of Streptococcus macedonicus. Applied Envir. Microbiol. 74, 6068-6076.pdf
    11. E. Stefanidi and C. E. Vorgias (2008). Molecular analysis of the gene encoding a new chitinase from the marine psychrophilic bacterium Moritella marina and biochemical characterization of the recombinant enzyme. Extremophiles 12, 541-552.pdf
    12. G. Giamas, J. Stebbing, C. E. Vorgias and U. Knippschild (2007). Protein kinases as targets for cancer treatment. Pharmacogenomics 8, 1005-1016.pdf
    13. G. Giamas, H. Hirner, L. Shoshiashvili, A. Grothey, Gessert S., Kuhl M., D. Henne-Bruns, C. E. Vorgias and U. Knippschild (2007). Phosphorylation of CK1δ: identification of Ser370 as the major phosphorylation site targeted by PKA in vitro and in vivo. Biochem. J. 406, 389-398. (a: ARTICLE)
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    14. G. Giamas, H. Hirner, L. Shoshiashvili, A. Grothey, Gessert S., Kuhl M., D. Henne-Bruns, C. E. Vorgias and U. Knippschild (2007). Phosphorylation of CK1δ: identification of Ser370 as the major phosphorylation site targeted by PKA in vitro and in vivo. Biochem. J. 406, 389-398. (b: SUPPORT)
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    15. G. Nikolopoulos, S. Pyrpassopoulos, A. Thanassoulas, P. Klimenzou, C. Zikos, M. Vlassi, C. E. Vorgias, D. Yannoukakos and G. Nounesis (2007). Thermal unfolding of human BRCA1 BRCT-domain variants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Proteins and Proteomics 1774, 772-780.pdf
    16. S. Pyrpassopoylos, M. Vlassi, A. Tsortos, Papanikolaou Y. K. Petratos K., Vorgias C. E., Nounesis G. (2006) Equilibrium heat-induced denaturation of chitinase 40 from Streptomyces thermoviolaceus. Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics, 64, 513-523.pdf
    17. Schnurr B., C. E. Vorgias, J. Stavans (2006) Compaction and supercoiling of single, long DNA molecules by HU protein. Bioph. Rev. and Lett. 1, 29-44.pdf
    18. P. Mueller, C. E. Vorgias, E. Boutou, Trauthwein H., Verseck, S. and G. Antranikian (2006) Cloning, overexpression and characterization of a thermoactive nitrilase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi. Protein Expr. Purif. 47, 672-681.pdf
    19. V. Karava, P-M Zafiriou L. Fasia, D. Anagnostopoulos, E. Boutou, C. E. Vorgias, M. Maccarrone and A. Siafaka-Kapadai. (2005) Anandamide metabolism by Tetrahymena pyriformis in vitro. Characterization and identification of a 66 kDa fatty acid amidohydrolase. Biochimie 87, 967-974.pdf
    20. Pyrpassopoylos S., Ladopoulou A., Vlassi M., Papanikolaou Y., Vorgias C. E., Yannoukakos D., Nounesis G. (2005) Τhermal denaturation of the BRCT tandem repeat region of human tumour suppressor gene product BRCA1. Biophys. Chem. 114, 1-12.pdf
    21. S.Solakidi, C. E. Vorgias and C. E. Sekeris (2005) Biological Carcinogenesis: Theories and Models. In Recent Advances in Quantitative Methods in Cancer and Human Health Risk Assessment (Edts Lutz and Kitsos) Wiley April 2005, pp 63-77.pdf
    22. Antranikian G. Vorgias C. E. and Bertoldo C. (2005) Extreme environments as a resource for microorganisms and novel biocatalysts. Adv. Biochem. Engin/Biotechnol. 96, 219-262.pdf
    23. Andronopoulou Ε. and C. E. Vorgias (2004) Multiple components and induction mechanism of the chitinolytic system of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 65, 694-702.pdf
    24. Gloeggler, S., Spindler-Barth, M., Ludwig, M., Vorgias, C. E., Spindler, K. D. (2004). Chitin metabolizing enzymes in insects. Adv. Chitin Science, 7, 43-52.pdf
    25. D. Sagi, N. Friedman, C. E. Vorgias, A. B. Oppenheim and J. Stavans (2004) Modulation of DNA Conformations through the Formation of Alternative High-Order HU-DNA Complexes. J. Mol. Biol. 341, 419-428.pdf
    26. Andronopoulou E, Vorgias C. E. (2004) Isolation, cloning and overexpression of a chitinase gene fragment from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus: semi-denaturing purification of the recombinant peptide and investigation of its relation with other chitinases. Protein Expr. Purif. 35, 264-271.pdf
    27. J. Ruiz-Sanz, V, V. Filimonov, E. Christodoulou C. E. Vorgias and P. L. Mateo. (2004) Thermodynamic analysis of the unfolding and stability of the dimeric DNA-binding protein HU from the hyperthermophilic eubacterium Thermotoga maritima and its E34D mutant. Eur. J. Biochem 271, 1497-1507.pdf
    28. Vorgias, C. E., Antranikian, G. (2004) Extremophiles: pH, temperature, and salinity. Alan T. Bull (ed.) Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting, ASM Press, Washington, D.C. p. 146-153 (586 pages) ISBN 1-55581-267-8.pdf
    29. M. A. Durney, R. W. Wechselberger, C. G. Kalodimos, R. Kaptein, C E. Vorgias, and R.Boelen (2004) An alternate conformation of the hyperthermostable HU protein from Thermotoga maritima has unexpectedly high flexibility FEBS Lett. 563, 49-54.
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    30. Andronopoulou E, Vorgias C. E. (2003) Purification and characterization of a new hyperthermostable, allosamidin-insensitive and denaturation-resistant chitinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus. Extremophiles 7:43-53.pdf