2010
Quantitative Characterization of the Interactions among c-myc Transcriptional Regulators FUSE, FBP, and FIR
Hsiao HH, Nath A, Lin CY, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Rhoades E, Braddock DT. Quantitative Characterization of the Interactions among c-myc Transcriptional Regulators FUSE, FBP, and FIR. Biochemistry 2010, 49: 4620-4634. PMID: 20420426, DOI: 10.1021/bi9021445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsDimerizationDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRepressor ProteinsRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsSolutionsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsDNA strand preferencesProtein-DNA interactionsC-myc transcriptionPotent oncogenic factorHuman c-mycFBP bindsTranscriptional regulationActive transcriptionNear-physiological conditionsTripartite interactionCell homeostasisInhibitory complexStrand preferenceC-MycOncogenic factorRegulatory systemUnique modeTranscriptionStrand DNABiological experimentsComplex formationLow micromolar rangeDNADifferent conformationsMicromolar range
2008
Reexamination of the Role of the Amino Terminus of SecA in Promoting Its Dimerization and Functional State
Das S, Stivison E, Folta-Stogniew E, Oliver D. Reexamination of the Role of the Amino Terminus of SecA in Promoting Its Dimerization and Functional State. Journal Of Bacteriology 2008, 190: 7302-7307. PMID: 18723626, PMCID: PMC2580686, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00593-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type SecAProtein-conducting channelCell growthAmino-terminal regionSecA dimerSecA functionsProtein translocationSecA expressionMembrane associationMutant proteinsCell fractionationATPase specific activityCorresponding proteinProtein cargoCarboxyl terminusAmino terminusVivo functionSecADimerization defectFunctional stateMutantsBiochemical studiesResidue resultsProteinChemical cross
2007
Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition
Crichlow GV, Zhou H, Hsiao HH, Frederick KB, Debrosse M, Yang Y, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Chung HJ, Fan C, De La Cruz EM, Levens D, Lolis E, Braddock D. Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition. The EMBO Journal 2007, 27: 277-289. PMID: 18059478, PMCID: PMC2206118, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDNADNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRepressor ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factor TFIIHConceptsRRM domainDNA bindingFirst RRM domainSecond RRM domainC-myc transcriptional controlSite-directed mutationsDNA upstreamTranscriptional controlInfluences transcriptionC-Myc inhibitionNucleic acid recognitionPromoter sitesP1 promoterAnalogous mutationCell homeostasisC-MycTFIIHProteinLight scattering revealBinding sitesDNATranscriptionSingle strandsMutationsSize exclusion chromatography