2010
Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11
Kucera K, Koblansky AA, Saunders LP, Frederick KB, De La Cruz EM, Ghosh S, Modis Y. Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2010, 403: 616-629. PMID: 20851125, PMCID: PMC2957522, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDNA PrimersImmunity, InnateIn Vitro TechniquesMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, KnockoutModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutant ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumProfilinsProtein Structure, SecondaryProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionStatic ElectricityToll-Like ReceptorsToxoplasmaConceptsAcidic loopToll-like receptor 11Β-hairpinLong β-hairpinApicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvumActin-binding surfaceFilament barbed endsStructure-based analysisYeast profilinGondii profilinProfilin mutantsGliding motilityParasite Cryptosporidium parvumT. gondii profilinNucleotide exchangeToxoplasma gondii profilinRabbit actinPlasmodium falciparum resultsActin polymerizationApicomplexan protozoaHomologous loopBarbed endsHost cellsIL-12 secretionInnate immune response
2005
Hydrodynamic Characterization of the DEAD-box RNA Helicase DbpA
Talavera MA, Matthews EE, Eliason WK, Sagi I, Wang J, Henn A, De La Cruz EM. Hydrodynamic Characterization of the DEAD-box RNA Helicase DbpA. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2005, 355: 697-707. PMID: 16325852, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.10.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsChromatography, GelComputersCross-Linking ReagentsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularProtein Structure, TertiaryRNARNA HelicasesRNA-Binding ProteinsStructural Homology, ProteinConceptsHelicase core domainNucleic acid helicasesCarboxyl-terminal domainAb initio structure prediction methodNucleic acid unwindingHelicase activityRNA metabolismHydrodynamic bead modelingDistinct RNARNA substratesHairpin 92ATP hydrolysisStructural homologyStructure prediction methodsCore domainOligomeric formsAnalytical ultracentrifugationDbpAProtein AMulti-angle laserBead modelingRNASize exclusion chromatographyKey roleFunctional properties
2000
Actin and Light Chain Isoform Dependence of Myosin V Kinetics †
De La Cruz E, Wells A, Sweeney H, Ostap E. Actin and Light Chain Isoform Dependence of Myosin V Kinetics †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 14196-14202. PMID: 11087368, DOI: 10.1021/bi001701b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research