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Rotational Spectroscopic Investigation of the Weak Interaction between CO and N(2)O.

Pure rotational spectra of the CO-N(2)O complex are reported for the first time. Spectra of five isotopomers, i.e., (12)C(16)O-(14)N(14)NO, (13)C(16)O-(14)N(14)NO, (13)C(18)O-(14)N(14)NO, (13)C(16)O-(15)N(14)NO, and (13)C(16)O-(14)N(15)NO, were measured using a pulsed molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. Rotational and quartic centrifugal distortion constants as well as the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants of the terminal and the central (14)N nuclei were determined. Comparisons of the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants with the corresponding values of the N(2)O monomer and with those of other N(2)O-containing complexes indicate significant electronic charge redistribution at the central nitrogen atom upon complex formation. Structural parameters based on the experimental rotational constants were derived. With the isotopic data available, the orientations of the CO and N(2)O subunits in the complex could be determined. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.

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Characterization and crystal structure of cadmium(II) halide complexes with amino acids and their derivatives VI. The comparison of crystal structures of cadmium(II) halide complexes with three kinds of piperidine carboxylic acids.

Six cadmium(II) halide complexes with dl-piperidine-2-carboxylic acid (DL-Hpipe-2), dl-piperidine-3-carboxylic acid (DL-Hpipe-3), and piperidine-4-carboxylic acid (Hpipe-4), have been prepared and characterized by means of IR and Raman spectra and thermal analysis. The crystal structures of [CdCl2(DL-Hpipe-2)(H2O)], [CdBr2(DL-Hpipe-3)], and [CdCl2(Hpipe-4)] have been determined by X-ray diffraction. These three complexes have one-dimensional polymer structures bridged by halide atoms. The crystal of [CdCl2(DL-Hpipe-2)(H2O)] is orthorhombic with the space group Pca2(1). The cadmium atom is in an octahedral geometry, ligated by a carboxyl oxygen atom, two bridging chlorine atoms, a terminal chlorine atom, a water molecule and a carboxyl oxygen atom of a neighboring molecule. The carboxyl oxygen atoms of DL-Hpipe-2 are coordinated to two cadmium atoms. The unit cell consists of two types of one-dimensional polymer structures: [CdCl2(D-Hpipe-2)(H2O)] and [CdCl2(L-Hpipe-2)(H2O)]. Therefore, it is better to write [CdCl2(DL-Hpipe-2)(H2O)] as [CdCl2(D-Hpipe-2)(H2O)][CdCl2(L-Hpipe-2)(H2O)]. The crystal structure of [CdBr2(DL-Hpipe-3)] is monoclinic with space group P2(1). The cadmium atom is in a distorted octahedral geometry ligated by two carboxyl oxygen atoms and four bridging bromine atoms. This complex consists of either D-Hpipe-3 or L-Hpipe-3. Therefore [CdBr2(DL-Hpipe-3)] is written as [CdBr2(D or L-Hpipe-3)]. The crystal of [CdCl2(Hpipe-4)] is monoclinic with space group P2(1)/n. The structure is similar to that of [CdBr2(D or L-Hpipe-3)].

Amino Acids↗

Antifertility, antibacterial, antifungal and percent disease incidence aspects of macrocyclic complexes of manganese(II).

Macrocyclic complexes of Mn(II) were synthesized by template condensation using 2,6-diaminopyridine and diethylenetriamine with malonic, succinic, glutaric and adipic acids. The reaction proceeded smoothly to completion. These 16- to 24-membered N(6), but behaving as tetradentate, macrocyclic complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations, infrared, electronic, mass and X-ray spectral analyses. The elemental analyses are consistent with the formation of complexes [Mn(N(6)L(n))Cl(2)]. All the complexes are stable and monomeric in nature, as indicated by the molecular weight determinations. The spectral studies confirmed the proposed framework of the new macrocyclic complexes and indicated an octahedral geometry around the central metal atom. The complexes were screened in vitro against a number of pathogenic fungi and bacteria to assess their growth-inhibiting potential. The testicular sperm density, sperm morphology, sperm motility, density of cauda epididymis, spermatozoa and fertility in mating trials and the biochemical parameters of the reproductive organs of the rat were examined and are discussed.

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Atomic force microscopy detection of molecular complexes in multiprotein P450cam containing monooxygenase system.

The application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique in proteomic research, identification and visualization of individual molecules and molecular complexes within the P450cam containing monooxygenase system was demonstrated. The method distinguishes between the binary protein complexes and appropriate monomeric proteins and, also, between the binary and ternary complexes. The AFM images of the components of a cytochrome P450cam containing monooxygenase system - cytochrome P450cam (P450cam), putidaredoxin (Pd) and putidaredoxin reductase (PdR) - were obtained on a mica support. The molecules of P450cam, Pd and PdR were found to have typical heights of 2.6 +/- 0.3 nm, 2.0 +/- 0.3 and 2.8 +/- 0.3 nm, respectively. The measured heights of the binary Pd/PdR and P450cam/PdR complexes were 4.9 +/- 0.3 nm and 5.1 +/- 0.3 nm, respectively. The binary P450cam/Pd complexes were found to have a typical height of about (3.9 / 5.7 nm) and the ternary PdR/Pd/P450cam complexes, a typical height of about 9.1 +/- 0.3 nm.

Camphor 5-Monooxygenase↗

Gold Clustering at the Terminal Functions of Long-Chain Thiols and Amines.

Treatment of 1,6-hexanedithiol with (4)/(3) mol equiv of tris[(triphenylphosphino)aurio(I)]oxonium tetrafluoroborate and sodium tetrafluoroborate affords (n-hexane-1,6-dithiolato)tetrakis-[(triphenylphosphine)gold(I)] bis(tetrafluoroborate) (1). The analogous reactions with beta-mercaptoethylamine, HS(CH(2))(2)NH(2), 1,4-diaminobutane, H(2)N(CH(2))(4)NH(2), and n-butyl- and n-octylamine, CH(3)(CH(2))(n)()NH(2) (n = 3 or 7), give the corresponding penta- (2), hexa- (3), and trinuclear (4, 5) complexes, respectively. The crystal structures of compounds 3 and 5 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. In the hexanuclear complex 3, three gold atoms are bonded to each nitrogen, putting each of these atoms at the apex of an NAu(3) pyramid. There are no intra- or intermolecular interactions between the gold centers of different nitrogen atoms. The trinuclear complex 5 features the unfolded aliphatic chain at the apex of such a pyramid. In both compounds the gold atoms show close contacts of 3.0 +/- 0.1 Å, indicating significant bonding, which is probably the main driving force for the clustering of seemingly closed-shell (d(10)) gold(I) metal atoms.

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Direct observation of deuterium migration in crystalline-state reaction by single-crystal neutron diffraction. III. Photoracemization of 1-cyanoethyl cobaloxime complexes.

The H atoms bonded to the chiral C atoms (stereogenic center) of the 1-cyanoethyl groups in two cobalt complexes, [(R)-1-cyanoethyl]bis(dimethylglyoximato)(pyridine)cobalt(III) (2) and [(R,S)-1-cyanoethyl]bis(dimethylglyoximato)(piperidine)cobalt(III) (3), were replaced with D atoms, such as Co--C*D(CH(3))CN. The crystals of the two cobalt complexes were irradiated with a xenon lamp for 72 h and 27 d, respectively. The unit-cell dimensions were gradually changed with retention of the single-crystal form. The crystal structures after irradiation were determined by neutron diffraction. In each crystal the chiral 1-cyanoethyl group of one of the two crystallographically independent molecules was partly inverted to the opposite configuration, whereas that of the other molecule kept the original configuration. The C*--D bond in the inverted group was completely conserved in the process of the inversion of the chiral alkyl group. This suggests that the inversion of the chiral 1-cyanoethyl group proceeds with the rotation of the cyanoethyl radical after the Co--C bond cleavage by photo-irradiation so that the opposite side of the radical faces the Co atom. This is followed by recombination of the Co--C bond to form the inverted 1-cyanoethyl group.

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Revision of the amino acid sequence of the smallest bc1 complex subunit: use of fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry and mass-analysed ion kinetic energy spectrum analysis.

We have isolated the smallest bc1 complex subunit from an acidic chloroform/methanol extract of bovine cardiac muscle. The identification of the polypeptide was made possible by classical Edman degradation and amino acid analysis. The measurement of its exact molecular weight by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (m/z 6519.8), the characterization of a tryptophan cleavage peptide and pepsic peptides by mass measurements and by mass-analysed ion kinetic energy spectrum analysis allow rectification of the amino acid sequence of the smallest bc1 complex subunit. We found a serine residue instead of Gln 22 and tryptophan residues in place of Ser 34 and Ser 38.

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Lanthanide(III) complexes of novel mixed carboxylic-phosphorus acid derivatives of diethylenetriamine: a step towards more efficient MRI contrast agents.

Three novel phosphorus-containing analogues of H(5)DTPA (DTPA = diethylenetriaminepentaacetate) were synthesised (H6L1, H5L2, H5L3). These compounds have a -CH2-P(O)(OH)-R function (R = OH, Ph, CH2NBn2) attached to the central nitrogen atom of the diethylenetriamine backbone. An NMR study reveals that these ligands bind to lanthanide(III) ions in an octadentate fashion through the three nitrogen atoms, a P-O oxygen atom and four carboxylate oxygen atoms. The complexed ligand occurs in several enantiomeric forms due to the chirality of the central nitrogen atom and the phosphorus atom upon coordination. All lanthanide complexes studied have one coordinated water molecule. The residence times (tau(M)298) of the coordinated water molecules in the gadolinium(III) complexes of H6L1 and H5L2 are 88 and 92 ns, respectively, which are close to the optimum. This is particularly important upon covalent and noncovalent attachment of these Gd(3+) chelates to polymers. The relaxivity of the complexes studied is further enhanced by the presence of at least two water molecules in the second coordination sphere of the Gd(3+) ion, which are probably bound to the phosphonate/phosphinate moiety by hydrogen bonds. The complex [Gd(L3)(H2O)](2-) shows strong binding ability to HSA, and the adduct has a relaxivity comparable to MS-325 (40 s(-1) mM(-1) at 40 MHz, 37 degrees C) even though it has a less favourable tau(M) value (685 ns). Transmetallation experiments with Zn(2+) indicate that the complexes have a kinetic stability that is comparable to-or better than-those of [Gd(dtpa)(H2O)](2-) and [Gd(dtpa-bma)(H2O)].

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[A study of the conformational state of the ATP gamma-p-azidoanilide-Mn2+ complex by NMR and atom-atomic potential methods].

By means of H1 and P31 spin-lattice relaxation and atom-atomic potentials method it is shown that in aquous solution the ATP gamma-p-azidoanilide--Mn2+ complex occurs mainly as a mixture of two conformers in the ratio of 60:40. They both possess folded conformations with distances between aromatic rings 5-6 A, and adenine residue anti-oriented, the ribose and triphosphate chain conformations are 3E and gg, g'g', g'g', respectively, in the major conformer, and 2E and g'g', g'g', g'g' in the second conformer. Mn2+ ion forms 2-3 complexes with each conformer (the cation being differently coordinated) by substituting phosphoryl oxygens or N7 atoms of adenine for two water molecules in the hydration shell of the cation. Magnesium ion forms inner-sphere complexes with two out of four ion-coordination centres (P alpha, P beta, P gamma, N7(A] and outer-sphere complexes with two other centres.

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Chemical modification of amine groups on PS II protein(s) retards photoassembly of the photosynthetic water-oxidizing complex.

Four Mn atoms function as catalysts in the water-oxidizing complex located on the oxidizing side of PS II. We have studied the involvement of amine groups of the PS II proteins in photoligation of Mn2+ to the apo water-oxidizing complex, using the combined techniques of photoactivation and chemical modification with the modifiers methyl acetimidate (MAI), acetic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NHS), and 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS). Chemical modification of hydroxylamine-treated PS II core complexes decreased their capacity for restoration of oxygen evolution and photoligation of Mn2+ to the apo water-oxidizing complex (WOC), but did not affect their electron transfer activity in the vicinity of PS II. The number of functional high-affinity Mn-binding sites, but not of low-affinity sites, was significantly modulated by chemical modification. Kinetic analysis of photoactivation with the repetitive flashes revealed that the intermediate generated during a photoactivation process was destabilized by the chemical modification. To identify which proteins possess the amine groups involved in ligation of functional Mn, we examined the difference in NHS biotinylation between PS II core complexes with and without the Mn cluster. NHS biotinylation resulting in altered ligation of functional Mn apparently occurred on three proteins: an antenna chlorophyll binding protein (CP47), a light-harvesting chlorophyll protein (CP29), and another chlorophyll binding protein (PS II-S). Of these proteins, only the Mn-dependent biotinylation of CP47 was found to occur independently of the application of an NHS-masking concentration before removal of the functional Mn. These results suggest that lysyl residues of CP47, and perhaps also CP29 and PS II-S, function in direct photoligation of Mn2+ to the apo WOC.

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(Schiff base) divalent group 14 element species: manganese and iron complexes (Salen)M=Mn(Co)2(eta 5-C5H5) (M14 = Ge, Sn, Pb) and (Salen)Sn=Fe(CO)4.

Syntheses of the (divalent group 14 species)dicarbonyl(cyclopentadienyl)manganese (Salen)M=Mn(CO)2(eta 5-C5H5) [M = Ge (1), Sn (2), Pb (3)] and [(Salen)tin(II)]tetracarbonyliron (Salen)Sn=Fe(CO)4 (4) are reported. The structures of 2 and 4 were determined by X-ray crystallography. The observed Sn-Mn bond length, 2.4428(7) A, is the shortest distance observed for this type of bond and corresponds to considerable multiple bonding between these atoms. In complex 4, the iron atom has a slightly distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination sphere; the (Salen)tin(II) ligand occupies an axial site, indicating that it functions in this complex as a strong sigma-donor and weak pi-acceptor ligand. Crystal data for 2: orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 6.972(1) A, b = 15.678(2) A, c = 19.032(2) A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees, V = 2080.3(5) A3, T = 173(2) K, Z = 4. Crystal data for 4: triclinic, P1, a = 8.465(2) A, b = 9.795(3) A, c = 13.213(4) A, alpha = 105.55(3) degrees, beta = 105.15(3) degrees, gamma = 100.84(3) degrees, V = 978.7(5) A3, T = 173(2) K, Z = 2.

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A core-weighted fitting method for docking atomic structures into low-resolution maps: application to cryo-electron microscopy.

Cryo-electron microscopy of "single particles" is a powerful method to analyze structures of large macromolecular assemblies that are not amenable to investigation by traditional X-ray crystallographic methods. A key step in these studies is to obtain atomic interpretations of multiprotein complexes by fitting atomic structures of individual components into maps obtained from electron microscopic data. Here, we report the use of a "core-weighting" method, combined with a grid-threading Monte Carlo (GTMC) approach for this purpose. The "core" of an individual structure is defined to represent the part where the density distribution is least likely to be altered by other components that comprise the macromolecular assembly of interest. The performance of the method has been evaluated by its ability to determine the correct fit of (i) the alpha-chain of the T-cell receptor variable domain into a simulated map of the alphabeta complex at resolutions between 5 and 40 A, and (ii) the E2 catalytic domain of the pyruvate dehydrogenase into an experimentally determined map, at 14 A resolution, of the icosahedral complex formed by 60 copies of this enzyme. Using the X-ray structures of the two test cases as references, we demonstrate that, in contrast to more traditional methods, the combination of the core-weighting method and the grid-threading Monte Carlo approach can identify the correct fit reliably and rapidly from the low-resolution maps that are typical of structures determined with the use of single-particle electron microscopy.

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Imaging RNA polymerase-amelogenin gene complexes with single molecule resolution using atomic force microscopy.

The AMELX gene encoding the enamel matrix protein, amelogenin, is located within (and in the opposite orientation to) the first intron of the ARHGAP6 gene, which encodes a GTPase-activating protein. The orientation of these two genes with respect to each other raises the possibility that they may undergo simultaneous convergent transcription during amelogenesis. The aim of this study was to use atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study a transcriptionally active amelogenin DNA template and to investigate the binding of RNA polymerase to convergently aligned promoters. Images of RNA polymerases stalled on DNA templates were obtained following incubation of the template with RNA polymerases and ribonucleotide triphosphates. A linear DNA template incorporating an intact rat amelogenin cDNA flanked by convergently aligned coliphage T7 and T3 promoters was constructed and shown to be transcriptionally active in vitro. Atomic force microscopy images of transcription complexes revealed globular structures, corresponding to single RNA polymerase molecules bound at specific locations on the DNA templates. These results indicate that AFM allows the visualization of individual RNA polymerases on DNA templates, offering a realistic approach to investigating the concept of convergent transcription of nested genes, which may lead to an understanding of whether the simultaneous expression of AMELX and ARHGAP6 is possible during the formation of tooth enamel.

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Synthesis and electrochemical studies of diiron complexes of 1,8-naphthyridine-based dinucleating ligands to model features of the active sites of non-heme diiron enzymes.

A bis(mu-carboxylato)(mu-1,8-naphthyridine)diiron(II) complex, [Fe2(BPMAN)(mu-O2CPhCy)2](OTf)2 (1), was prepared by using the 1,8-naphthyridine-based dinucleating ligand BPMAN, where BPMAN = 2,7-bis[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]-1,8-naphthyridine. The cyclic voltammogram (CV) of this complex in CH2Cl2 exhibited two reversible one-electron redox waves at +296 mV (DeltaE(p) = 80 mV) and +781 mV (DeltaE(p) = 74 mV) vs Cp2Fe+/Cp2Fe, corresponding to the FeIIIFeII/FeIIFeII and FeIIIFeIII/FeIIIFeII couples, respectively. This result is unprecedented for diiron complexes having no single atom bridge. Dinuclear complexes [Fe2(BPMAN)(mu-OH)(mu-O2CPhCy)](OTf)2 (2) and [Mn2(BPMAN)(mu-O2CPhCy)2](OTf)2 (3) were also synthesized and structurally characterized. The cyclic voltammogram of 2 in CH2Cl2 exhibited one reversible redox wave at -22 mV only when the potential was kept below +400 mV. The CV of 3 showed irreversible oxidation at potentials above +900 mV. Diiron(II) complexes [Fe2(BEAN)(mu-O2CPhCy)3](OTf) (4) and [Fe2(BBBAN)(mu-OAc)2(OTf)](OTf) (6) were also prepared and characterized, where BEAN = 2,7-bis(N,N-diethylaminomethyl)-1,8-naphthyridine and BBBAN = 2,7-bis[2-[2-(1-methyl)benzimidazolylethyl]-N-benzylaminomethyl]-1,8-naphthyridine. The cyclic voltammograms of these complexes were recorded. The Mössbauer properties of the diiron compounds were studied.

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Formation of K*He exciplexes on the surface of helium nanodroplets studied in real time.

Superfluid helium nanodroplets are doped with potassium atoms to form complexes with the alkali atom residing on the surface of the droplets. Dispersed laser-induced fluorescence spectra of such systems already revealed the formation of M(*)He ( M = Na,K) exciplexes upon electronic excitation [Reho et al., Faraday Discuss. 108, 161 (1997)]. By means of femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy, this formation process now is followed in real time. We find K(*)He(n = 1) to be formed within 180 fs. Furthermore, the existence of exciplexes with n>1 is quantified suggesting that the first ring around the potassium atom contains four helium atoms.

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(3h)J((15)N-(31)P) spin-spin coupling constants across N[bond]H....O[bond]P hydrogen bonds.

Equation-of-motion coupled cluster singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) calculations have been performed to evaluate three-bond (15)N-(31)P coupling constants ((3h)J(N[bond]P)) across N[bond]H....O[bond]P hydrogen bonds in model cationic and anionic complexes including NH(4)(+):OPH, NH(4)(+):OPH(3), NH(3):(-)O(2)PH(2), NFH(2):(-)O(2)PH(2), and NF(2)H:(-)O(2)PH(2). Three-bond coupling constants can be appreciable when the phosphorus is P(V), but are negligible with P(III). (3h)J(N[bond]P) values in complexes with cyclic or open structures are less than 1 Hz, a consequence of the nonlinear arrangement of N, H, O, and P atoms. For complexes with these structures, (3h)J(N[bond]P) may not be experimentally measurable. In contrast, complexes in which the N, H, O, and P atoms are collinear or nearly collinear have larger values of (3h)J(N[bond]P), even though the N[bond]P distances are longer than N[bond]P distances in cyclic and open structures. In linear complexes, (3h)J(N[bond]P) is dominated by the Fermi-contact term, which is distance dependent. Therefore, N[bond]P (and hydrogen-bonding N[bond]O) distances in these complexes can be determined from experimentally measured (15)N-(31)P coupling constants.

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[The synthesis, 1H NMR and IR study of [(n-Bu)4N]2[Mo2O5(OC10H6O)2] and [(n-Bu)4N]2[Mo4O10 (OC10H6O)2(OCH3)2]].

The title organo-molybdate derivatives are synthesized and their IR, 1H NMR spectra have been determined and the relations between the structures and the 1H NMR and IR parameters have been studied. The results indicate that the red shift of the IR frequency of Mo-O-Mo in [(n-Bu)4N]2[Mo2O5(OC10H6O)2] (complex I) takes place to compare with that in [(n-Bu)4N]2[Mo4O10 (OC10H6O)2(OCH3)2] (complex II) and lower filed shift of 1H NMR of the aromatic H atoms in complex II occurs as contrasted to that in the complex I. It is found also the organo-molybdate derivatives are very sensitive to the acidity of the chemical system.

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy↗

The C-terminal 33 amino acids of the cucumber mosaic virus 3a protein affect virus movement, RNA binding and inhibition of infection and translation.

The capsid protein (CP) of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is required for cell-to-cell movement, mediated by the 3a movement protein (MP). Deletion of the C-terminal 33 amino acids of the CMV 3a MP (in the mutant designated 3aDeltaC33 MP) resulted in CP-independent cell-to-cell movement, but not long-distance movement. RNA-binding studies done in vitro using isolated bacterially expressed MP showed that the 3aDeltaC33 MP bound RNA more strongly, with fewer regions sensitive to RNase and formed cooperatively bound complexes at lower ratios of protein : RNA than the wild-type (wt) 3a MP. Analysis of the architecture of the complexes by atomic force microscopy showed that the wt 3a MP formed a single type of complex with RNA, resembling beads on a string. By contrast, the 3aDeltaC33 MP formed several types of complexes, including complexes with virtually no MP bound or thicker layers of MP bound to the RNA. Assays showed that protein-RNA complexes containing high levels of either MP inhibited the infectivity and in vitro translatability of viral RNAs. The 3aDeltaC33 MP inhibited these processes at lower ratios of protein : RNA than the wt 3a MP, consistent with its stronger binding properties. The apparent contradiction between these inhibition data and the CP-independent cell-to-cell movement of CMV expressing the 3aDeltaC33 MP is discussed.

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