2001
Specificity in transmembrane helix–helix interactions can define a hierarchy of stability for sequence variants
Fleming K, Engelman D. Specificity in transmembrane helix–helix interactions can define a hierarchy of stability for sequence variants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 14340-14344. PMID: 11724930, PMCID: PMC64683, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.251367498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesDimerizationDrug StabilityElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGenetic VariationGlycophorinsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMembrane ProteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPoint MutationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsThermodynamicsUltracentrifugationConceptsHelix-helix interactionsMembrane proteinsTransmembrane helix-helix interactionsSequence variantsHelical membrane proteinsTransmembrane helix dimerizationProtein-protein interactionsDifferent hydrophobic environmentsAlanine-scanning mutagenesisSedimentation equilibrium analytical ultracentrifugationEquilibrium analytical ultracentrifugationTransmembrane helicesHelix dimerizationGxxxG motifDimer interfaceNMR structureDimer stabilityAnalytical ultracentrifugationHydrophobic environmentProteinMutationsSequence dependenceEnergetic principlesHierarchy of stabilityMutagenesis
1998
Structure-based prediction of the stability of transmembrane helix–helix interactions: The sequence dependence of glycophorin A dimerization
MacKenzie K, Engelman D. Structure-based prediction of the stability of transmembrane helix–helix interactions: The sequence dependence of glycophorin A dimerization. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 3583-3590. PMID: 9520409, PMCID: PMC19879, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.7.3583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelix-helix interactionsTransmembrane helix-helix associationTransmembrane helix-helix interactionsHelix-helix associationSingle-point mutantsStructure-based predictionTransmembrane domainMembrane proteinsDimer interfaceDimerization propensitySide-chain hydrophobicityDimer stabilityPoint mutationsSteric clashesMultiple mutationsMutationsSequence dependenceCompensatory effectFavorable van der Waals interactionsMutantsFoldingProteinInteractionDimerizationGlycophorin
1997
The effect of point mutations on the free energy of transmembrane α-helix dimerization11Edited by M. F. Moody
Fleming K, Ackerman A, Engelman D. The effect of point mutations on the free energy of transmembrane α-helix dimerization11Edited by M. F. Moody. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1997, 272: 266-275. PMID: 9299353, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium dodecylsulfateVan der Waals interactionsAnalytical ultracentrifugationDer Waals interactionsFree energyMolecular association eventsEnergy of dimerizationOctyl etherWaals interactionsMolecular modelingRelative energy scaleDetergent environmentReversible associationEnergy differenceSedimentation equilibriumMonomersTransmembrane α-helicesNon-denaturing detergent solutionsDimer formationΑ-helixDimer stateAssociation eventsDetergent solutionDissociationHelix
1996
Surface point mutations that significantly alter the structure and stability of a protein's denatured state
Smith C, Bu Z, Engelman D, Regan L, Anderson K, Sturtevant J. Surface point mutations that significantly alter the structure and stability of a protein's denatured state. Protein Science 1996, 5: 2009-2019. PMID: 8897601, PMCID: PMC2143264, DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint mutationsDenatured stateStopped-flow fluorescenceDenaturant concentrationSolvent-exposed sitesStreptococcal protein GMutantsG mutantTertiary structureGuHCl denaturationEquilibrium intermediatesPosition 53B1 domainProteinCircular dichroismMutationsProtein GGuanidine hydrochlorideSmall-angle X-ray scatteringStructural implicationsX-ray scatteringFluorescenceThrRadius of gyrationDenaturants