2000
Secreted cathepsin L generates endostatin from collagen XVIII
Felbor U, Dreier L, Bryant R, Ploegh H, Olsen B, Mothes W. Secreted cathepsin L generates endostatin from collagen XVIII. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 1187-1194. PMID: 10716919, PMCID: PMC305660, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.6.1187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCathepsin LCathepsinsCell LineCollagenCollagen Type XVIIICulture Media, ConditionedCysteine EndopeptidasesEndopeptidasesEndostatinsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme PrecursorsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular WeightPeptide FragmentsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTumor Cells, Cultured
1998
Protein Translocation: Tunnel Vision
Matlack K, Mothes W, Rapoport T. Protein Translocation: Tunnel Vision. Cell 1998, 92: 381-390. PMID: 9476897, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80930-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Molecular Mechanism of Membrane Protein Integration into the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Mothes W, Heinrich S, Graf R, Nilsson I, von Heijne G, Brunner J, Rapoport T. Molecular Mechanism of Membrane Protein Integration into the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Cell 1997, 89: 523-533. PMID: 9160744, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80234-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation channelCytosolic domainTransmembrane sequenceMembrane proteinsMolecular mechanismsEndoplasmic reticulumHydrophobic transmembrane sequenceMembrane protein integrationHydrophilic polypeptide segmentsProtein integrationLipid environmentPolypeptide segmentsProteinReticulumLipid phaseSequenceMembraneRibosomesCytosolFoldingDomainMechanismAssemblySignificant implicationsTranslation
1994
Systematic probing of the environment of a translocating secretory protein during translocation through the ER membrane.
Mothes W, Prehn S, Rapoport T. Systematic probing of the environment of a translocating secretory protein during translocation through the ER membrane. The EMBO Journal 1994, 13: 3973-3982. PMID: 8076593, PMCID: PMC395317, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06713.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAffinity LabelsAmino Acid SequenceAzirinesBenzoatesBiological TransportCell CompartmentationCross-Linking ReagentsDNA Mutational AnalysisEndoplasmic ReticulumLysineMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataProlactinProtein BiosynthesisProtein PrecursorsSEC Translocation ChannelsStructure-Activity RelationshipUltraviolet RaysConceptsSec61 alphaNascent chainsProtein interactsSignal sequenceProtein-conducting channelSecretory protein preprolactinNascent polypeptide chainsEndoplasmic reticulum membranePhoto-crosslinking approachSec61p complexER membraneMembrane proteinsMembrane environmentSecretory proteinsPolypeptide segmentsReticulum membranePolypeptide chainTranslocation processHydrophobic coreRibosomesProtein environmentProteinTranslocationPhotoreactive groupSequence