2022
Structure–function analysis of cysteine residues in the plasmodium falciparum chitinase, PfCHT1
Kaur H, Garber L, Murphy JW, Vinetz JM. Structure–function analysis of cysteine residues in the plasmodium falciparum chitinase, PfCHT1. Protein Science 2022, 31: e4289. PMID: 35481637, PMCID: PMC8994504, DOI: 10.1002/pro.4289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPutative chitin-binding domainChitin-binding domainPlasmodium ookinetesProtein-protein interactionsRecombinant protein productionIntermolecular protein-protein interactionsMosquito midgut invasionStructure-function analysisEnzymatic activityIntramolecular disulfide linkagesIntermolecular disulfide bondingChitin-containing peritrophic matrixParasite cladesMidgut invasionPeritrophic matrixCysteine residuesProtein productionChitinase activityBiochemical studiesDisulfide bondingUnpaired cysteineChitinaseMalaria parasitesE. coliMutants
2013
Palmitoylation of Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) Is Increased for Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked SOD1 Mutants*
Antinone SE, Ghadge GD, Lam TT, Wang L, Roos RP, Green WN. Palmitoylation of Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) Is Increased for Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked SOD1 Mutants*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 21606-21617. PMID: 23760509, PMCID: PMC3724620, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.487231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCysteineDisulfidesHEK293 CellsHumansLipoylationLuminescent ProteinsMass SpectrometryMiceMice, TransgenicMutationNeuronsOxidation-ReductionProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSpinal CordSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsWild-type SOD1Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosisSuperoxide dismutase 1Copper chaperoneCysteine mutagenesisReversible post-translational modificationAcyl-biotin exchangeDisulfide bondingPost-translational modificationsMass spectrometryWild-type superoxide dismutase 1PalmitoylationSOD1 maturationMotor neuron cell lineProtein structureSOD1 mutantsNeuron cell lineAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisZn-superoxide dismutaseHEK cellsResidues 6ChaperonesCell linesMutagenesisDismutase 1
1987
Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein.
Kahl L, McMahon-Pratt D. Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 138: 1587-95. PMID: 3543130, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.138.5.1587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsHydrophobic probe 3Secondary protein structurePeptide mapping experimentsProtein structureComponent polypeptidesParasite membraneLimited proteolysisMolecular massMembrane glycoproteinsAmino acidsDisulfide bondingMapping experimentsProteinProteolytic digestionHydrophobic interactionsProbe 3Large fragmentsPeptide fragmentsPromastigote membraneEnzymic cleavageEnzymic digestionFragmentsAntigenic characterization
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