2019
Crystallographic identification of spontaneous oxidation intermediates and products of protein sulfhydryl groups
Wang J. Crystallographic identification of spontaneous oxidation intermediates and products of protein sulfhydryl groups. Protein Science 2019, 28: 472-477. PMID: 30592103, PMCID: PMC6371210, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLys side chainsSide chainsO bridgesChemical identificationCrystal structureElectron density featuresCross-linking speciesCys side chainDirect chemical identificationProtein crystal structuresMass spectrometric analysisOxidation intermediatesCys-245Primary aminesMethylene groupCrystallographic identificationSpectrometric analysisDehydration mechanismLys-158Protein sulfhydryl groupsSulfhydryl groupsProtein structureChainCHCys residues
2004
Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights
Pattanayek R, Wang J, Mori T, Xu Y, Johnson CH, Egli M. Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights. Molecular Cell 2004, 15: 375-388. PMID: 15304218, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClock protein complexesAuto-phosphorylation siteGlobal gene expressionCircadian biological clockHomohexameric complexEvolutionary relationshipsProtein complexesCircadian clockworkATP bindingFunctional insightsCircadian proteinsKaiCProtein crystal structuresCentral poreGene expressionMolecular componentsBiochemical mechanismsBiological clockCrystal structureDouble donutComplex formationProteinCircadian rhythmicityMutationsCyanobacteria