2021
Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator
Yang Y, Liu C, Zhou W, Shi W, Chen M, Zhang B, Schatz DG, Hu Y, Liu B. Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2702. PMID: 33976201, PMCID: PMC8113463, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22990-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesDNA, BacterialEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic VectorsModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant ProteinsTranscription Elongation, GeneticTranscription Initiation, GeneticConceptsMerR family regulatorsFamily regulatorCryo-electron microscopy structureBacterial RNA polymerase holoenzymeRegulation of transcriptionRNA polymerase holoenzymePromoter openingTranscription regulationMicroscopy structureTranscription initiationPolymerase holoenzymeRNA elongationTranscriptional regulatorsMerR familyDNA remodelingSpacer DNAPromoter recognitionPromoter elementsCellular signalsSpacer promoterInitial transcriptionTranscription processTranscriptionPromoterRegulator
2019
The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences
Sun X, Su VL, Calderwood DA. The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 14319-14332. PMID: 31391252, PMCID: PMC6768646, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.007692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell contactCell-cell junctionsPolybasic sequenceP21-activated kinaseSmall GTPases RacVariable regionsCell-cell boundariesPAK regulationDomain organizationCdc42 bindingAdhesion dynamicsCRIB domainGTPases RacSubcellular localizationTruncation mutantsKinase domainKinase effectorsCellular signalsExtensive similaritySequence regionsPAK1Cell adhesionCdc42PAKKinase
2015
Baseline Chromatin Modification Levels May Predict Interindividual Variability in Ozone-Induced Gene Expression
McCullough S, Bowers E, On D, Morgan D, Dailey L, Hines R, Devlin R, Diaz-Sanchez D. Baseline Chromatin Modification Levels May Predict Interindividual Variability in Ozone-Induced Gene Expression. Toxicological Sciences 2015, 150: 216-224. PMID: 26719369, PMCID: PMC4838038, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modificationsH3 lysine 4 trimethylationSpecific chromatin modificationsChromatin modification statesLysine 4 trimethylationUnmodified H3Human bronchial epithelial cellsModification statesTotal H3H3K27 acetylationCellular signalsGene inductionPrimary human bronchial epithelial cellsKey regulatorGene expressionEpigenetic markersBronchial epithelial cellsTraditional toxicological paradigmModification levelsRelative abundanceAir-liquid interface modelTrimethylationEpithelial cellsH3Specific modifications
2001
Genetically encoded optical sensors of neuronal activity and cellular function
Guerrero G, Isacoff E. Genetically encoded optical sensors of neuronal activity and cellular function. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2001, 11: 601-607. PMID: 11595495, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00256-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular signalsFluorescent proteinSpecific cellular signalsCellular functionsIntracellular messengerSpecific mutationsStructural rearrangementsFP fluorescenceCyclic nucleotidesNeurotransmitter releaseNew insightsProteinMembrane voltageOptical sensorsNeural circuitsNucleotidesFluorescenceMessengerMutationsRearrangementNitric oxideSignalsChemical environmentNeuronal activityFusion
1994
Voltage gating of ion channels
Sigworth F. Voltage gating of ion channels. Quarterly Reviews Of Biophysics 1994, 27: 1-40. PMID: 7520590, DOI: 10.1017/s0033583500002894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium channelsNerve action potentialsVoltage-gated sodium channelsRelease of hormonesIon channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsCalcium channelsAction potentialsNeurotransmitter releaseMuscle contractionSodium channelsMembrane proteinsCellular signalsVoltage gatingCentral roleHormoneRelease
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