2021
An epilepsy-causing mutation leads to co-translational misfolding of the Kv7.2 channel
Urrutia J, Aguado A, Gomis-Perez C, Muguruza-Montero A, Ballesteros OR, Zhang J, Nuñez E, Malo C, Chung HJ, Leonardo A, Bergara A, Villarroel A. An epilepsy-causing mutation leads to co-translational misfolding of the Kv7.2 channel. BMC Biology 2021, 19: 109. PMID: 34020651, PMCID: PMC8138981, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01040-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv7.2 channelsChannel functionSequences of proteinsNon-native configurationsNascent chainsProper foldingEpilepsy-causing mutationsIQ motifResponsive domainHuman diseasesHelix ANative conformationFolding routeIon channelsKCNQ2 geneMutationsNeuronal compartmentsFoldingMisfoldingProteinKey pathogenic mechanismsPathogenic variantsSilico studiesPathogenic mechanismsSide chains
2008
Quality control despite mistranslation caused by an ambiguous genetic code
Ruan B, Palioura S, Sabina J, Marvin-Guy L, Kochhar S, LaRossa RA, Söll D. Quality control despite mistranslation caused by an ambiguous genetic code. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 16502-16507. PMID: 18946032, PMCID: PMC2575449, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809179105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic codeAa-tRNAWild-type proteinAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesInactive mutant proteinsHeat shock responseE. coliMutant proteinsReporter proteinMissense suppressionFunctional proteinsCognate tRNASelective pressureAminoacyl-tRNAActive enzymeShock responseProtein synthesisNative conformationEnergetic costAmino acidsMissense mutationsProteinBiochemical evidenceCorrect pairingProtein quality
2003
Manipulating the Reversible Aggregation of Protein Hormones in Secretory Granules
Dannies P. Manipulating the Reversible Aggregation of Protein Hormones in Secretory Granules. BioDrugs 2003, 17: 315-324. PMID: 14498762, DOI: 10.2165/00063030-200317050-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretory granule proteinsSecretory granule formationCell typesSecretory granulesGranule formationGranule proteinsDense-core secretory granulesSecretory cell typesFormation of aggregatesMembrane-permeable chelatorCorrect assemblyProtein aggregationProtein aggregatesProtein interfacesSecretory proteinsMonomeric proteinInsoluble aggregatesNative conformationProtein hormonesExact residuesMacromolecular crowdingProtein preparationsProteinHuman prolactinNeuroendocrine cells
1997
Protein degradation: The ins and outs of the matter
Cresswell P, Hughes E. Protein degradation: The ins and outs of the matter. Current Biology 1997, 7: r552-r555. PMID: 9285707, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00279-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Folding in vivo of bacterial cytoplasmic proteins: Role of GroEL
Horwich A, Low K, Fenton W, Hirshfield I, Furtak K. Folding in vivo of bacterial cytoplasmic proteins: Role of GroEL. Cell 1993, 74: 909-917. PMID: 8104102, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90470-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsBacteriophage lambdaCarrier ProteinsChaperonin 60Citrate (si)-SynthaseEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsKetoglutarate Dehydrogenase ComplexMaltoseMaltose-Binding ProteinsMethionineMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsOperonOrnithine CarbamoyltransferasePlasmidsPolyribonucleotide NucleotidyltransferasePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BiosynthesisProtein FoldingProtein Sorting SignalsSequence DeletionTemperatureTransduction, GeneticConceptsCytoplasmic proteinsTemperature-sensitive lethal mutationBacterial cytoplasmic proteinsE. coli chaperonin GroELMaltose-binding proteinRole of GroELNative tertiary structureEssential genesChaperonin GroELBacterial cytoplasmMutant cellsLethal mutationsNonpermissive temperatureGenetic informationPolynucleotide phosphorylaseGeneral translationTertiary structureCitrate synthasePathways of transferKetoglutarate dehydrogenaseGeneral roleGroELNative conformationProteinTest proteins
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