2013
Cooperative recruitment of HMGB1 during V(D)J recombination through interactions with RAG1 and DNA
Little AJ, Corbett E, Ortega F, Schatz DG. Cooperative recruitment of HMGB1 during V(D)J recombination through interactions with RAG1 and DNA. Nucleic Acids Research 2013, 41: 3289-3301. PMID: 23325855, PMCID: PMC3597659, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesFluorescence anisotropy experimentsRAG-RSS complexesHigh mobility group box proteinAbsence of DNAGroup box proteinArchitectural proteinsPulldown experimentsRAG2 bindBox proteinSignal sequenceCooperative recruitmentComplex assemblyRecombinase complexStable integrationSequence specificitySynergistic binding effectAnisotropy experimentsAddition of DNAOrder of eventsRAG1DNAHMGB1 proteinProteinConcentration-dependent manner
2003
Curariform Antagonists Bind in Different Orientations to Acetylcholine-binding Protein*
Gao F, Bern N, Little A, Wang HL, Hansen SB, Talley TT, Taylor P, Sine SM. Curariform Antagonists Bind in Different Orientations to Acetylcholine-binding Protein*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 23020-23026. PMID: 12682067, PMCID: PMC3191914, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301151200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcetylcholine-binding proteinDocking orientationTrp-53Site residuesSubunit interfaceLigand bindingProtein flexibilityAChBPNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSide chainsTyr-89Binding sitesMutagenesisReceptor binding sitesAcetylcholine receptorsProteinSimilar ligandsDynamic structureBindingStructure-activity relationshipsMolecular dynamics simulationsEquivalent nitrogenComputational methodsStructural levelDistinct orientations