2021
Retromer stabilizes transient membrane insertion of L2 capsid protein during retrograde entry of human papillomavirus
Xie J, Zhang P, Crite M, Lindsay CV, DiMaio D. Retromer stabilizes transient membrane insertion of L2 capsid protein during retrograde entry of human papillomavirus. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabh4276. PMID: 34193420, PMCID: PMC11057781, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh4276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-penetrating peptidesMembrane insertionL2 capsid proteinsArtificial transmembrane proteinsCapsid proteinComplex genetic interactionsTrafficking complexTrafficking stepsGenetic interactionsTraptamersTransmembrane proteinEndosome membraneRetrograde pathwayRetromerHPV entryIncoming virusProteinTransient insertionVirus entryCoherent pathwaysEntry routePathwaySequential passageDifferent stepsUbiquitination
2015
Biologically active LIL proteins built with minimal chemical diversity
Heim EN, Marston JL, Federman RS, Edwards AP, Karabadzhak AG, Petti LM, Engelman DM, DiMaio D. Biologically active LIL proteins built with minimal chemical diversity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: e4717-e4725. PMID: 26261320, PMCID: PMC4553812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1514230112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acidsTransmembrane proteinSpecific biological activityPlatelet-derived growth factor β receptorArtificial transmembrane proteinsChemical diversityGrowth factor β receptorHydrophobic amino acidsLIL proteinsKnown proteinsIndividual amino acidsTransmembrane domainCellular contextDifferent amino acidsComplete mutagenesisMost proteinsBiological activityActive proteinSimple proteinSingle isoleucineSpecific sequencesProteinDiversityLeucineΒ receptor