2013
Flexible interwoven termini determine the thermal stability of thermosomes
Zhang K, Wang L, Liu Y, Chan KY, Pang X, Schulten K, Dong Z, Sun F. Flexible interwoven termini determine the thermal stability of thermosomes. Protein & Cell 2013, 4: 432-444. PMID: 23709365, PMCID: PMC3740188, DOI: 10.1007/s13238-013-3026-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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