1997
Spontaneous, pH-Dependent Membrane Insertion of a Transbilayer α-Helix †
Hunt J, Rath P, Rothschild K, Engelman D. Spontaneous, pH-Dependent Membrane Insertion of a Transbilayer α-Helix †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 15177-15192. PMID: 9398245, DOI: 10.1021/bi970147b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid bilayersIntegral membrane protein bacteriorhodopsinMembrane-spanning regionIntegral membrane proteinsPH-dependent membrane insertionAspartic acid residuesMembrane protein bacteriorhodopsinInsertion reactionMembrane insertionMembrane proteinsAqueous solutionHydrophobic sequenceAqueous bufferPoor solubilityAlpha-helixAcid residuesSignificant solubilityC-helixSpectroscopic assaysΑ-helixSecondary structureProtein bacteriorhodopsinNeutral pHPeptide associatesBilayers
1988
Bacteriorhodopsin in and out of Shape: Experimental Evidence in Favor of a Two-Stage Mechanism for Integral Membrane Protein Folding
Popot J, Engelman D. Bacteriorhodopsin in and out of Shape: Experimental Evidence in Favor of a Two-Stage Mechanism for Integral Membrane Protein Folding. Jerusalem Symposia 1988, 21: 381-398. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-3075-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsHelical integral membrane proteinsIntegral membrane protein foldingIntegral membrane protein bacteriorhodopsinMembrane protein foldingTransmembrane α-helicesMembrane protein bacteriorhodopsinTransmembrane helicesProtein foldingRenaturation experimentsVesicle fusionExtensive rearrangementNative proteinPolypeptide chainΑ-helixSequence segmentsLipid vesiclesProtein bacteriorhodopsinProteolytic fragmentsProteinFoldingHelixLipid phaseBacteriorhodopsin