2015
The leukodystrophy protein FAM126A (hyccin) regulates PtdIns(4)P synthesis at the plasma membrane
Baskin JM, Wu X, Christiano R, Oh MS, Schauder CM, Gazzerro E, Messa M, Baldassari S, Assereto S, Biancheri R, Zara F, Minetti C, Raimondi A, Simons M, Walther TC, Reinisch KM, De Camilli P. The leukodystrophy protein FAM126A (hyccin) regulates PtdIns(4)P synthesis at the plasma membrane. Nature Cell Biology 2015, 18: 132-138. PMID: 26571211, PMCID: PMC4689616, DOI: 10.1038/ncb3271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Legionella Anti-autophagy Effector RavZ Targets the Autophagosome via PI3P- and Curvature-Sensing Motifs
Horenkamp FA, Kauffman KJ, Kohler LJ, Sherwood RK, Krueger KP, Shteyn V, Roy CR, Melia TJ, Reinisch KM. The Legionella Anti-autophagy Effector RavZ Targets the Autophagosome via PI3P- and Curvature-Sensing Motifs. Developmental Cell 2015, 34: 569-576. PMID: 26343456, PMCID: PMC4594837, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATG8 proteinsIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPre-autophagosomal structureAtg8/LC3 proteinsPathogen Legionella pneumophilaHigh-curvature membranesMembrane transport pathwaysCytosol of cellsEffector proteinsCatalytic domainHost cytosolRavZAutophagy proteinsLC3 proteinPathogenic microbesSubstrate affinityProteinIntermediate membraneLegionella pneumophilaAutophagosomesAutophagyCytosolTransport pathwaysInterfacial activationMembraneRe-visiting the trans insertion model for complexin clamping
Krishnakumar SS, Li F, Coleman J, Schauder CM, Kümmel D, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Reinisch KM. Re-visiting the trans insertion model for complexin clamping. ELife 2015, 4: e04463. PMID: 25831964, PMCID: PMC4384536, DOI: 10.7554/elife.04463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAlgorithmsAnimalsCalorimetryCircular DichroismEntropyFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansKineticsMembrane FusionModels, NeurologicalMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsProtein BindingSignal TransductionSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptotagminsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2
2013
The EM structure of the TRAPPIII complex leads to the identification of a requirement for COPII vesicles on the macroautophagy pathway
Tan D, Cai Y, Wang J, Zhang J, Menon S, Chou HT, Ferro-Novick S, Reinisch KM, Walz T. The EM structure of the TRAPPIII complex leads to the identification of a requirement for COPII vesicles on the macroautophagy pathway. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 19432-19437. PMID: 24218626, PMCID: PMC3845172, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1316356110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutophagyChlorocebus aethiopsChromatography, GelCloning, MolecularCOP-Coated VesiclesCOS CellsElectroporationEscherichia coliImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularProtein ConformationSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsPhagophore assembly siteCOPII vesiclesAssembly sitesRab GTPase Ypt1Electron microscopy structureTargeting of ERTRAPPIII complexFusion machineryMicroscopy structureCOPII coatMacroautophagy pathwayExchange factorSubunit associatesMembrane sourceEM structuresAcceptor compartmentTRAPPIIITRAPPIVesiclesMacroautophagyTrs85COPIISec23Ypt1Mammals
2011
A conformational switch in complexin is required for synaptotagmin to trigger synaptic fusion
Krishnakumar SS, Radoff DT, Kümmel D, Giraudo CG, Li F, Khandan L, Baguley SW, Coleman J, Reinisch KM, Pincet F, Rothman JE. A conformational switch in complexin is required for synaptotagmin to trigger synaptic fusion. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011, 18: 934-940. PMID: 21785412, PMCID: PMC3668341, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayHumansMembrane FusionModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25SynaptotagminsSyntaxin 1Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2
2009
Insights into MHC Class I Peptide Loading from the Structure of the Tapasin-ERp57 Thiol Oxidoreductase Heterodimer
Dong G, Wearsch PA, Peaper DR, Cresswell P, Reinisch KM. Insights into MHC Class I Peptide Loading from the Structure of the Tapasin-ERp57 Thiol Oxidoreductase Heterodimer. Immunity 2009, 30: 21-32. PMID: 19119025, PMCID: PMC2650231, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Structural and biochemical basis for misfolded RNA recognition by the Ro autoantigen
Fuchs G, Stein AJ, Fu C, Reinisch KM, Wolin SL. Structural and biochemical basis for misfolded RNA recognition by the Ro autoantigen. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2006, 13: 1002-1009. PMID: 17041599, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensBase SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisNuclease Protection AssaysNucleic Acid ConformationOocytesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNA 3' End ProcessingRNA PrecursorsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Ribosomal, 5SXenopus laevis
2005
Structural Insights into RNA Quality Control: The Ro Autoantigen Binds Misfolded RNAs via Its Central Cavity
Stein AJ, Fuchs G, Fu C, Wolin SL, Reinisch KM. Structural Insights into RNA Quality Control: The Ro Autoantigen Binds Misfolded RNAs via Its Central Cavity. Cell 2005, 121: 529-539. PMID: 15907467, PMCID: PMC1769319, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCells, CulturedCrystallography, X-RayInsectaModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNARNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small CytoplasmicRNA, Small NuclearXenopus laevis
2004
Structure of the La motif: a winged helix domain mediates RNA binding via a conserved aromatic patch
Dong G, Chakshusmathi G, Wolin SL, Reinisch KM. Structure of the La motif: a winged helix domain mediates RNA binding via a conserved aromatic patch. The EMBO Journal 2004, 23: 1000-1007. PMID: 14976553, PMCID: PMC380972, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAutoantigensConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayHelix-Turn-Helix MotifsHydroxylationModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhosphatesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNASequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityTrypanosoma brucei bruceiConceptsLa motifLa proteinRNA polymerase III transcriptsFirst structural insightsRNA-binding proteinPolymerase III transcriptsHelix domainNuclear phosphoproteinRNA substratesMutagenesis experimentsStructural insightsConserved regionsHigh-affinity bindingAromatic patchHelix architectureProteinSurface residuesMotifRNAUridylateCritical roleTranscriptsPhosphoproteinExonucleaseFolding