1996
Coassembly of Synthetic Segments of Shaker K+ Channel within Phospholipid Membranes †
Peled-Zehavi H, Arkin I, Engelman D, Shai Y. Coassembly of Synthetic Segments of Shaker K+ Channel within Phospholipid Membranes †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 6828-6838. PMID: 8639634, DOI: 10.1021/bi952988t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsOligomerization of proteinsMembrane-embedded segmentsMembrane-mimetic environmentsAlpha-helical contentAlpha-helical structureLipid/peptide molar ratioS4 regionShaker potassium channelSecondary structure studiesResonance energy transfer measurementsPhospholipid membranesZwitterionic phospholipid vesiclesTransmembrane segmentsMembrane proteinsPhospholipid milieuMimetic environmentsSynthetic segmentsFirst repeatS4 sequenceEel sodium channelS4 segmentEnergy transfer measurementsSecondary structure
1987
Refolding of bacteriorhodopsin in lipid bilayers A thermodynamically controlled two-stage process
Popot J, Gerchman S, Engelman D. Refolding of bacteriorhodopsin in lipid bilayers A thermodynamically controlled two-stage process. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1987, 198: 655-676. PMID: 3430624, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(87)90208-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid vesiclesAbsence of retinalAlpha-helical structureStable transmembrane helixPurple membrane latticeTransmembrane helicesSmall lipid vesiclesCircular dichroism spectraMembrane proteinsMixture of monomersFree energy minimumDodecyl sulfate solutionVesicle fusionRenatured moleculesSame absorption spectrumCorrect refoldingMajor rearrangementsStructure of bacteriorhodopsinTertiary structureMembrane latticeAbsorption spectroscopyNeutron crystallographyFolding mechanismPartial dehydration processLipid bilayers