2017
Crystal structure of E. coli apolipoprotein N-acyl transferase
Lu G, Xu Y, Zhang K, Xiong Y, Li H, Cui L, Wang X, Lou J, Zhai Y, Sun F, Zhang XC. Crystal structure of E. coli apolipoprotein N-acyl transferase. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15948. PMID: 28885614, PMCID: PMC5500890, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApolipoprotein N-acyl transferaseN-acyl transferaseTM domainN-terminal cysteine residueThree-step pathwayGram-negative bacteriaLid loopTransmembrane domainPeriplasmic sideTM helicesCysteine residuesLipid modificationLipid donorCatalytic cavityAcceptor substrateLipid bilayersLipid leafletCatalytic centerAcyl chainsCrystal structurePathwayTransferaseLateral openingDomainProtein
2013
Structural Insights into the Intrinsic Self-Assembly of Par-3 N-Terminal Domain
Zhang Y, Wang W, Chen J, Zhang K, Gao F, Gao B, Zhang S, Dong M, Besenbacher F, Gong W, Zhang M, Sun F, Feng W. Structural Insights into the Intrinsic Self-Assembly of Par-3 N-Terminal Domain. Structure 2013, 21: 997-1006. PMID: 23643951, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2013.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainPAR-3PAR-3/PARCell polarity establishmentPolarity establishmentEpithelial polarizationScaffold proteinProtein domainsLongitudinal packingStructural basisStructural insightsCryoelectron microscopyCentral organizerFilament-like structuresC complexFilament structureSelf-association capacitySelf-associationUnderlying mechanismDomainElectrostatic interactionsInteraction modesProteinCrystal structure
2010
Crystal Structure of Group II Chaperonin in the Open State
Huo Y, Hu Z, Zhang K, Wang L, Zhai Y, Zhou Q, Lander G, Zhu J, He Y, Pang X, Xu W, Bartlam M, Dong Z, Sun F. Crystal Structure of Group II Chaperonin in the Open State. Structure 2010, 18: 1270-1279. PMID: 20947016, PMCID: PMC3048791, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2010.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup II chaperoninLid domainConformational changesOpen stateATP-dependent mannerHigh-resolution structuresDetailed conformational changesFunctional cycleThermosomeHydrophobic patchStructural comparisonProtease K digestionChaperoninClosed stateK digestionCrystal structureStructural fittingOpen formComplete crystal structureClosed structureSpeciesDomainProteinATPElectron microscopy