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 Research
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
2010
Nucleobindin 1 Is a Calcium-regulated Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor of Gαi1 *
Kapoor N, Gupta R, Menon ST, Folta-Stogniew E, Raleigh DP, Sakmar TP. Nucleobindin 1 Is a Calcium-regulated Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor of Gαi1 *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 31647-31660. PMID: 20679342, PMCID: PMC2951237, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.148429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleobindin-1Dissociation inhibitorHeterotrimeric G protein α subunitsGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorG protein α subunitsNucleotide Dissociation InhibitorHeterotrimeric G proteinsProtein α subunitsReceptor-mediated signal transduction pathwaysSignal transduction pathwaysGoLoco motifGDI activityProtein traffickingRGS proteinsBiochemical functionsTransduction pathwaysGDP releaseΑ-subunitCalcium-binding proteinsG proteinsConformational changesBiochemical propertiesTissue culture experimentsFluorescence spectroscopy experimentsAdenylyl cyclase