1997
A Transmembrane Helix Dimer: Structure and Implications
MacKenzie K, Prestegard J, Engelman D. A Transmembrane Helix Dimer: Structure and Implications. Science 1997, 276: 131-133. PMID: 9082985, DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5309.131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-spanning alpha helicesSolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyDimeric transmembrane domainNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyTransmembrane helix dimerVan der Waals interactionsDer Waals interactionsAqueous detergent micellesIntermonomer hydrogen bondsTransmembrane helicesTransmembrane domainMagnetic resonance spectroscopyThree-dimensional structureDetergent micellesHelix dimerHydrogen bondsWaals interactionsAlpha-helixResonance spectroscopyGlycophorin ASpecific associationHelixSequence dependenceMicellesSpectroscopy
1992
Bacteriorhodopsin can be refolded from two independently stable transmembrane helices and the complementary five-helix fragment.
Kahn T, Engelman D. Bacteriorhodopsin can be refolded from two independently stable transmembrane helices and the complementary five-helix fragment. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 6144-51. PMID: 1627558, DOI: 10.1021/bi00141a027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable transmembrane helixSecond helical segmentX-ray diffractionCovalent connectionAbsorption spectroscopyTwo-dimensional crystalsIndependent folding domainsBacteriorhodopsinHelical segmentsNative structureHelixSpectroscopyPeptidesDiffractionTransmembrane helicesMoleculesCrystalsFragmentsMaterialsStructure