2012
ATP Utilization and RNA Conformational Rearrangement by DEAD-Box Proteins
Henn A, Bradley MJ, De La Cruz EM. ATP Utilization and RNA Conformational Rearrangement by DEAD-Box Proteins. Annual Review Of Biophysics 2012, 41: 247-267. PMID: 22404686, PMCID: PMC7761782, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-050511-102243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEAD-box proteinsNucleotide-dependent interactionRegulatory partner proteinsMolecular motor proteinsMolecular motor functionPartner proteinsRNA helicasesHelicase coreRNA helicaseRNA metabolismVivo foldingATP bindingDBP functionMotor proteinsCellular RNARNA structureQuantitative mechanistic understandingConformational rearrangementsBiophysical investigationsEnzymatic adaptationLarge familyMechanistic understandingProteinRNAAuxiliary domain
2004
Equilibrium and Kinetic Analysis of Nucleotide Binding to the DEAD-Box RNA Helicase DbpA †
Talavera MA, De La Cruz EM. Equilibrium and Kinetic Analysis of Nucleotide Binding to the DEAD-Box RNA Helicase DbpA †. Biochemistry 2004, 44: 959-970. PMID: 15654752, DOI: 10.1021/bi048253i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence resonance energy transferAbsence of RNARNA helicaseATP bindingNucleotide bindingConformational rearrangementsResonance energy transferConformational flexibilityDbpADependent conformationStructural rearrangementsDbpA.Protein AUnfavorable entropic contributionNucleotidesPhysiological temperatureBindingAssociation rate constantsADP