2016
Homodimerization enhances both sensitivity and dynamic range of the ligand‐binding domain of type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor
Serebryany E, Folta‐Stogniew E, Liu J, Yan EC. Homodimerization enhances both sensitivity and dynamic range of the ligand‐binding domain of type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor. FEBS Letters 2016, 590: 4308-4317. PMID: 27800613, PMCID: PMC5154874, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsGlutamic AcidLigandsMiceModels, MolecularMutationProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryReceptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
2013
Oligomerization and higher‐order assembly contribute to sub‐cellular localization of a bacterial scaffold
Bowman GR, Perez AM, Ptacin JL, Ighodaro E, Folta‐Stogniew E, Comolli LR, Shapiro L. Oligomerization and higher‐order assembly contribute to sub‐cellular localization of a bacterial scaffold. Molecular Microbiology 2013, 90: 776-795. PMID: 24102805, PMCID: PMC3859194, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-cellular localizationAmino acidsN-terminal 23 amino acidsDefective mutant proteinsAsymmetric cell divisionC-terminal 76 amino acidsC-terminal domainDimer of trimersCaulobacter crescentusCell polesLocalization determinantsHigher-order structureMutant proteinsScaffold proteinSubcellular fociCell divisionLinker domainPopZMutational analysisBiophysical analysisWild typePolar organizationOrganizing centerDistinct setsProtein
2007
The structural basis of cyclic diguanylate signal transduction by PilZ domains
Benach J, Swaminathan SS, Tamayo R, Handelman SK, Folta‐Stogniew E, Ramos JE, Forouhar F, Neely H, Seetharaman J, Camilli A, Hunt JF. The structural basis of cyclic diguanylate signal transduction by PilZ domains. The EMBO Journal 2007, 26: 5153-5166. PMID: 18034161, PMCID: PMC2140105, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayCyclic GMPHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionVibrio choleraeConceptsPilZ domain-containing proteinsPilZ domainDomain-containing proteinsN-terminal domainConformational switchSecond messenger cyclic diguanylateBeta-barrel foldN-terminal loopEvolutionary diversificationCyclic diguanylateSignal transductionBioinformatics analysisStructural basisInteraction surfaceSessile growthEffector pathwaysVibrio choleraeProteinV. choleraeGMPCholeraeDomainClose appositionDiguanylateEubacteria