2011
Peroxide-dependent sulfenylation of the EGFR catalytic site enhances kinase activity
Paulsen CE, Truong TH, Garcia FJ, Homann A, Gupta V, Leonard SE, Carroll KS. Peroxide-dependent sulfenylation of the EGFR catalytic site enhances kinase activity. Nature Chemical Biology 2011, 8: 57-64. PMID: 22158416, PMCID: PMC3528018, DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.736.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Chemical Dissection of an Essential Redox Switch in Yeast
Paulsen CE, Carroll KS. Chemical Dissection of an Essential Redox Switch in Yeast. Cell Chemical Biology 2009, 16: 217-225. PMID: 19230722, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSulfenic acidCell-permeable chemical probesSulfenic acid modificationCysteine sulfenic acid modificationTranscription factor Yap1Chemical probesCysteine oxidationRedox switchElectrostatic calculationsIntermolecular disulfide formationCharge distributionHydrogen peroxideAcid modificationNuclear accumulationIntermolecular disulfideConformational rearrangementsDisulfide formationCentral unresolved questionYAP1 activationYAP1GPX3Chemical dissectionCatalysisUnresolved questionsAcid