2000
Insights into the HER-2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Mechanism and Substrate Specificity Using a Transient Kinetic Analysis †
Jan A, Johnson E, Diamonti A, Carraway K, Anderson K. Insights into the HER-2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Mechanism and Substrate Specificity Using a Transient Kinetic Analysis †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 9786-9803. PMID: 10933796, DOI: 10.1021/bi9924922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesRecombinant proteinsTyrosine kinaseSerine/threonine kinaseProtein kinase familyReceptor-like proteinCatalytic mechanismDegenerate peptide libraryStopped-flow fluorescence studiesIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainTyrosine kinase mechanismTyrosine kinase domainState kinetic analysisThreonine kinaseKinase familyCatalytic subunitKinase domainPhosphorylation stateSubstrate specificityProtein modificationNucleotide interactionsKinase mechanismConformational changesTransient kinetic investigationsHER-2/erbB
1998
Substrate Channeling and Domain−Domain Interactions in Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase †
Liang P, Anderson K. Substrate Channeling and Domain−Domain Interactions in Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 12195-12205. PMID: 9724533, DOI: 10.1021/bi9803168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDHFR active siteActive siteTS active siteCrystal structureTransient kinetic analysisEnzyme active siteBifunctional TS-DHFRProtein surfaceTS-DHFRKinetics of substrateReductase enzymeSingle polypeptide chainKinetic analysisDihydrofolateThymidylate synthasePolypeptide chainSubstrateEnzymeStructureDomain-domain interactionsSpecies of protozoaInteractionKineticsL. majorChainKinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †
Liang P, Anderson K. Kinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 12206-12212. PMID: 9724534, DOI: 10.1021/bi9803170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseKinetic reaction schemeCatalytic activityDihydrofolate reductaseBifunctional enzymeReaction schemeBifunctional thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseE. coli enzymeSynthase-dihydrofolate reductaseSteady-state turnoverDihydrofolate reductase domainState kinetic methodsSingle polypeptide chainEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseSpecies of protozoaReaction pathwaysRelease of productsColi enzymeParasite Leishmania majorMonofunctional formsDihydrofolate reductase activityReductase domainConformational changesKinetic stepsPolypeptide chainLoop Closure and Intersubunit Communication in Tryptophan Synthase † , ‡
Schneider T, Gerhardt E, Lee M, Liang P, Anderson K, Schlichting I. Loop Closure and Intersubunit Communication in Tryptophan Synthase † , ‡. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 5394-5406. PMID: 9548921, DOI: 10.1021/bi9728957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-active siteMechanism of allosteric activationAlpha-active siteAlpha subunitTryptophan synthase alpha2beta2 complexPyridoxal phosphateCofactor pyridoxal phosphatePresence of serineSalmonella typhimuriumIntersubunit communicationTryptophan synthaseAllosteric activationAlpha2beta2 complexAllosteric propertiesAlpha-reactionBeta-reactionBeta subunitStructural basisAminoacrylate intermediateAminoacrylatePathwayBindingSitesTryptophanSerine
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