Publications

A. Christogianni, E. Chatzantonaki, K. Soupsana, I. Giannios, A. Platania, A.S. Politou, S. Georgatos (2017) Heterochromatin remodeling in embryonic stem cells proceeds through stochastic de-stabilization of regional steady-states. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1860(6):661-673. 

A. Papadaki, A.S. Politou, D. Smirlis, M.P. Kotini, K. Kourou, T. Papamarcaki, H. Boleti (2015) The Leishmania donovani histidine acid ecto-phosphatase LdMAcP: insight into its structure and function. Biochem J. 467(3):473-86. 

A. Vlachopanos, E. Soupsana, A.S. Politou, G.V. Papamokos (2014) POTAMOS mass spectrometry calculator: computer aided mass spectrometry to the post-translational modifications of proteins. A focus on histones. Comput Biol Med. 55:36-41.

G.V. Papamokos, G. Tziatzos, D.G. Papageorgiou, S.D. Georgatos, A.S. Politou, E. Kaxiras (2012) Structural Role of RKS Motifs in Chromatin Interactions: A Molecular Dynamics Study of HP1 Bound to a Variably Modified Histone Tail, Biophysical Journal, 102(8): 1926-1933.

S. Liokatis, C. Edlich, K. Soupsana, I. Giannios, P. Panagiotidou, K. Tripsianes, M. Sattler, S.D. Georgatos, A.S. Politou(2012) Solution Structure and Molecular Interactions of Lamin B Receptor Tudor Domain, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(2): 1032-1042.

G. Sflomos, E. Kostaras, E. Panopoulou, N. Pappas, A. Kyrkou, A.S. Politou, T. Fotsis, C. Murphy (20111) ERBIN is a new SARA-interacting protein: competition between SARA and SMAD2 and SMAD3 for binding to ERBIN, JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 124(19): 3209-3222.

Kalousi, I. Mylonis, A.S. Politou, G. Chachami, E. Paraskeva and G. Simos (2010): Casein kinase 1 regulates human hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1. J. Cell Sci., J Cell Sci. 123(17):2976-86.

D. Sanfelice, T. Tancredi, A.S. Politou, A. Pastore and P.A. Temussi (2009): Cold denaturation and aggregation: a comparative NMR study of Titin I28 in bulk and in a confined environment. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131:11662-11663.

Y. Markaki, A. Christogianni, A.S. Politou and S.D. Georgatos (2009): Phosphorylation of histone H3 at threonine-3 is part of a combinatorial pattern that marks and configures mitotic chromatin. J. Cell Sci., 122:2809-2819.

Z. Karetsou, A. Emmanouilidou, I. Sanidas, S. Liokatis, E. Nikolakaki, A.S. Politou and T. Papamarcaki (2009): Identification of distinct SET/TAF-Iβ domains required for core histone binding and quantitative characterisation of the interaction. BMC Biochemistry, 10:10.

S.D. Georgatos, Y. Markaki, A. Christogianni and AS Politou (2009): Chromatin remodeling during mitosis: a structure-based code? Front Biosci., 14:2017-2027.

A. Pastore, S.R. Martin, A.S. Politou, T. Stemmler and P.A. Temussi (2007): Unbiased cold denaturation: low and high temperature unfolding of yeast frataxin under physiological conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129:5474-5475.

G. Martic, Z. Karetsou, K. Kefala, A.S. Politou, C.R. Clapier, T. Straub and T. Papamarcaki (2005): Parathymosin affects the binding of linker histone H1 to nucleosomes and remodels chromatin structure. J. Biol. Chem., 280:16143-16150.

D. Bolis, A.S. Politou, G. Kelly, A. Pastore and P.A. Temussi (2004): Protein stability in nanocages: a novel approach for influencing protein stability by molecular confinement. J. Mol. Biol., 336:203-212.

S. Adinolfi, M. Nair, A. Politou, E. Bayer, S. Martin, P.A. Temussi and A. Pastore (2004): The factors governing the thermal stability of frataxin orthologues: How to increase the stability of a protein. Biochemistry, 43: 6511-6518.

P.F. Foltopoulou, G.A. Zachariadis, A.S. Politou, A.S. Tsiftsoglou and L.C. Papadopoulou (2004): Recombinant human wild-type and mutated forms of the mitochondrial Cox assembly Sco2 protein differ in physical state and copper binding capacity. Mol. Genet. Metab., 81:225-236.

C. Pozidis, A. Chalkiadaki, A. Gomez-Serrano, H. Stahlberg., I. Brown, A.P. Tabakaki, A. Lustig, G. Sianidis, A.S. Politou, A. Engel, N.J. Panopoulos, J. Mansfield, A.P. Pugsley, S. Karamanou and A. Economou (2003): Type III protein translocase: HrcN is a peripheral membrane ATPase that is activated by oligomerization. J. Biol. Chem. 278:25816-25824.

N. Biris, A. Stavrakoudis, A.S. Politou, E. Mikros, M. Sakarellos-Daitsiotis, C. Sakarellos and V. Tsikaris (2003): Slow conformational exchange of short linear peptides in DMSO solution: The example of Ac-RGD-NH2. Biopolymers 69:72-86.

S. Adinolfi, M. Trifuoggi, A.S. Politou, S. Martin and A. Pastore (2002): A structural approach to understanding the iron-binding properties of phylogenetically different frataxins. Hum. Mol. Genet. 11:1865-1877.

C. Baud, S. Karamanou, G. Sianidis, E. Vrontou, A.S. Politou and A. Economou (2002): Allosteric communication between signal peptides and the SecA protein DEAD motor ATPase domain. J. Biol. Chem. 277:13724-13731.

A.S. Politou, R. Spadaccini, C. Joseph, B. Brannetti, R. Guerrini, M. Helmer-Citterich, S. Salvadori, P.A. Temussi and A. Pastore (2002): The SH3 domain of nebulin binds selectively to type II peptides: theoretical prediction and experimental validation. J. Mol. Biol. 316:305-315.

G. Sianidis, S. Karamanou, E. Vrontou, K. Boulias, K. Repanas, N. Kyrpides, A.S. Politou and A. Economou (2001): Cross-talk between catalytic and regulatory elements in a DEAD motor domain is essential for SecA function. EMBO J. 20:961-970.

S. Vrtala, K. Hirtenlehner, M. Susani, M. Akdis, F. Kussebi, C.A. Akdis, K. Blaser, P. Hufnagl, B.R. Binder, A. Politou, A. Pastore, L. Vangelista, W. R. Sperr, H. Semper, P. Valent, C. Ebner, D. Kraft and R. Valenta (2001): Genetic engineering of a hypoallergenic trimer of the major birch pollen allergen Bet. FASEB J. 15:2045-2047.

C. Joseph,G. Stier, R.O. Brien, A.S. Politou, R.A. Atkinson, A. Bianco, J.E. Ladbury, S.R. Martin and A. Pastore (2001): A structural characterization of the interactions between titin and actinin in the Z-disk of the sarcomere. Biochemistry 40: 4957-4965.

C. Pozidis, E. Lammertyn, A.S. Politou, E. Bosmans, J. Anné and A. Economou (2001): Protein secretion biotechnology using Streptomyces lividans: large-scale production of tumour necrosis factor α. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 72:611-619.

S. Vlachou, A. Politou, P. Dais, K. Mazeau and F.R. Taravel (2001): Structure and dynamics of the branched polysaccharide scleroglucan in dilute solutions studied by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Carbohyd. Polym. 46:349-363.

N. Kourmouli, P. Theodoropoulos, G. Dialynas, A. Bakou, A.S. Politou, I.G. Cowell, P.B. Singh and S.D. Georgatos (2000): Dynamic association of Heterochromatin protein 1 with the nuclear envelope. EMBO J. 19:6558-6568.