2001
Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer
Fleming K, Engelman D. Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2001, 45: 313-317. PMID: 11746678, DOI: 10.1002/prot.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane dimerSingle transmembrane segmentBiological membrane fusionProtein-protein interactionsRight-handed structureInterhelical hydrogen bondsSequence-specific mannerTransmembrane segmentsDimerization motifThree-dimensional structureMutagenesis studiesMembrane fusionSuccessful structure predictionSide-chain atomsStructure predictionSpecific mannerKey playersComputational searchDimersSynaptobrevinMutagenesisComputational methodsAssociation thermodynamicsMotifGlycophorin
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
1995
Computational searching and mutagenesis suggest a structure for the pentameric transmembrane domain of phospholamban
Adams P, Arkin I, Engelman D, Brünger A. Computational searching and mutagenesis suggest a structure for the pentameric transmembrane domain of phospholamban. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1995, 2: 154-162. PMID: 7749920, DOI: 10.1038/nsb0295-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPentameric ion channelsTransmembrane domainThree-dimensional structureMembrane proteinsHydrophobic residuesΑ-helixIon channelsComputational searchingEnvironmental constraintsTwo-bodyGlobal searchPhospholambanMutagenesisComputational methodsHomopentamerProteinExperimental dataResiduesData yields