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Structures of β-klotho reveal a ‘zip code’-like mechanism for endocrine FGF signalling
Lee S, Choi J, Mohanty J, Sousa LP, Tome F, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Lemmon MA, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structures of β-klotho reveal a ‘zip code’-like mechanism for endocrine FGF signalling. Nature 2018, 553: 501-505. PMID: 29342135, PMCID: PMC6594174, DOI: 10.1038/nature25010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayExtracellular SpaceFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGlycoside HydrolasesHEK293 CellsHumansKlotho ProteinsLigandsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein DomainsReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSignal TransductionSubstrate Specificity
2011
Crystal structure of amyloid precursor-like protein 1 and heparin complex suggests a dual role of heparin in E2 dimerization
Xue Y, Lee S, Ha Y. Crystal structure of amyloid precursor-like protein 1 and heparin complex suggests a dual role of heparin in E2 dimerization. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 16229-16234. PMID: 21930949, PMCID: PMC3182750, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1103407108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationHeparinModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationThe crystal structure of GXGD membrane protease FlaK
Hu J, Xue Y, Lee S, Ha Y. The crystal structure of GXGD membrane protease FlaK. Nature 2011, 475: 528-531. PMID: 21765428, PMCID: PMC3894692, DOI: 10.1038/nature10218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArchaeal ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayMembrane ProteinsMethanococcusModels, MolecularPeptide HydrolasesPresenilin-1Protein Structure, TertiaryConceptsFamily of proteasesFirst crystal structureIntramembrane proteasesPrepilin peptidaseMethanococcus maripaludisMembrane proteasePreflagellin peptidaseFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseVirulence factorsAspartyl proteaseBiochemical analysisProteasePathogenic bacteriaStructural knowledgePresenilinPeptidaseCrystal structureSoluble counterpartActive siteFamilyRational designAspartylBacteriaAlzheimer's diseaseFundamental differencesCrystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*
Xue Y, Lee S, Wang Y, Ha Y. Crystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 29748-29757. PMID: 21715329, PMCID: PMC3191016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.219659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAPP-like proteinsE2 domainHEK-293 cellsSucrose OctasulfateSignal transductionProtein geneBasic residuesSOS moleculesMutational analysisE2 dimerMost residuesProcessing of APPFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseExtracellular matrixAmyloid precursor protein geneProteolysis of APPMissense mutationsProtein 1Key heparinProteinResiduesSymmetry mateAPLP1Precursor protein geneCrystal structureThe E2 Domains of APP and APLP1 Share a Conserved Mode of Dimerization
Lee S, Xue Y, Hu J, Wang Y, Liu X, Demeler B, Ha Y. The E2 Domains of APP and APLP1 Share a Conserved Mode of Dimerization. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 5453-5464. PMID: 21574595, PMCID: PMC3120129, DOI: 10.1021/bi101846x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SubstitutionAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorBinding SitesConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationHeparinHumansIn Vitro TechniquesModels, MolecularPhosphatesProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsStatic Electricity