2014
C-terminal motif within Sec7 domain regulates guanine nucleotide exchange activity via tuning protein conformation
Qiu B, Zhang K, Wang S, Sun F. C-terminal motif within Sec7 domain regulates guanine nucleotide exchange activity via tuning protein conformation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2014, 446: 380-386. PMID: 24613384, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.02.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein ConformationProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidStatic ElectricityStructural Homology, ProteinConceptsGuanine exchange factorSec7 domainARF-GEFCatalytic domainActivity regulationGolgi network membranesNucleotide exchange activityC-terminal motifGEF catalytic activityADP-ribosylation factorCatalytic activity regulationExchange activityActivation of ARFARF-GEFsMembrane trafficExchange factorHelix JOrganelle structureMolecular detailsMutagenesis studiesProtein conformationLoop regionMotifRegulationKey role
2013
Structure Reveals Regulatory Mechanisms of a MaoC-Like Hydratase from Phytophthora capsici Involved in Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Wang H, Zhang K, Zhu J, Song W, Zhao L, Zhang X. Structure Reveals Regulatory Mechanisms of a MaoC-Like Hydratase from Phytophthora capsici Involved in Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e80024. PMID: 24244597, PMCID: PMC3823801, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcyl Coenzyme AAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesBiocatalysisCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayEnoyl-CoA HydrataseEscherichia coliModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationOxidation-ReductionPhytophthoraPolyhydroxyalkanoatesProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSubstrate Specificity
2011
Atomic model of a cypovirus built from cryo-EM structure provides insight into the mechanism of mRNA capping
Cheng L, Sun J, Zhang K, Mou Z, Huang X, Ji G, Sun F, Zhang J, Zhu P. Atomic model of a cypovirus built from cryo-EM structure provides insight into the mechanism of mRNA capping. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 1373-1378. PMID: 21220303, PMCID: PMC3029759, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014995108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic polyhedrosis virusDeduced amino acid sequenceCryo-EM structureRNA segment 7Amino acid sequenceMechanisms of mRNANascent mRNAEnzymatic domainsAcid sequenceCryoelectron microscopyFamily ReoviridaeProtein VP5Capsid shellPolyhedrosis virusFull atomic modelsAtomic modelStructural organizationGuanylyltransferaseMRNASegment 7ProteinCypovirus