2017
Dynamic functional assembly of the Torsin AAA+ ATPase and its modulation by LAP1
Chase AR, Laudermilch E, Wang J, Shigematsu H, Yokoyama T, Schlieker C. Dynamic functional assembly of the Torsin AAA+ ATPase and its modulation by LAP1. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2017, 28: 2765-2772. PMID: 28814508, PMCID: PMC5638581, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-05-0281.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Lamin B receptor is essential for cholesterol synthesis and perturbed by disease-causing mutations
Tsai PL, Zhao C, Turner E, Schlieker C. The Lamin B receptor is essential for cholesterol synthesis and perturbed by disease-causing mutations. ELife 2016, 5: e16011. PMID: 27336722, PMCID: PMC4951196, DOI: 10.7554/elife.16011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamin B receptorInner nuclear membraneNuclear membraneHuman lamin B receptorPolytopic membrane proteinsGreenberg skeletal dysplasiaProtein turnover mechanismsHigher eukaryotesDisease-causing mutationsHuman cell linesNuclear laminaMutant proteinsMembrane proteinsMutant derivativesB receptorCholesterol auxotrophyTurnover mechanismsDisease-causing variantsPoint mutationsCholesterol synthesisEnzymatic activityCofactor NADPHFunction mechanismCell linesRapid degradation
2013
Arresting a Torsin ATPase Reshapes the Endoplasmic Reticulum*
Rose AE, Zhao C, Turner EM, Steyer AM, Schlieker C. Arresting a Torsin ATPase Reshapes the Endoplasmic Reticulum*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 289: 552-564. PMID: 24275647, PMCID: PMC3879577, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.515791.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Structure of a Herpesvirus-Encoded Cysteine Protease Reveals a Unique Class of Deubiquitinating Enzymes
Schlieker C, Weihofen WA, Frijns E, Kattenhorn LM, Gaudet R, Ploegh HL. Structure of a Herpesvirus-Encoded Cysteine Protease Reveals a Unique Class of Deubiquitinating Enzymes. Molecular Cell 2007, 25: 677-687. PMID: 17349955, PMCID: PMC7110467, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeubiquitinating enzymePapain-like foldCysteine protease domainLarge tegument proteinActive site cysteineActive site residuesBeta-hairpin loopExtensive hydrophobic interactionsSuicide substrateProtease moduleProtease domainTegument proteinsCysteine proteasesHairpin loopEnzymeThioether linkageUbUnique classHydrophobic interactionsMurine cytomegalovirusUbiquitinDomainProteinMembersCrystal structure