2017
Effects of aligned α‐helix peptide dipoles on experimental electrostatic potentials
Wang J, Videla PE, Batista VS. Effects of aligned α‐helix peptide dipoles on experimental electrostatic potentials. Protein Science 2017, 26: 1692-1697. PMID: 28556371, PMCID: PMC5563131, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrostatic potentialEM mapsProtein αExperimental electrostatic potentialHelix dipoleDetailed molecular levelHigh-resolution electron microscopyDensity functional theory calculationsProtein functionStructural biologyFunctional theory calculationsElectron microscopyProtein α-helixPartial atomic chargesElectric fieldΑ-helixLong-range featuresMolecular levelNonlocal natureAtomic chargesTheory calculationsDipoleBackbone dipolesRecent breakthroughsProper calculation
2010
Crystal structure of a designed tetratricopeptide repeat module in complex with its peptide ligand
Cortajarena AL, Wang J, Regan L. Crystal structure of a designed tetratricopeptide repeat module in complex with its peptide ligand. The FEBS Journal 2010, 277: 1058-1066. PMID: 20089039, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07549.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTPR domainC-terminusKey protein-protein interactionsTetratricopeptide repeat modulesChaperone heat shock proteinProtein-protein interactionsHeat shock responseHeat shock proteinsTPR proteinsChaperone functionTPR unitsProtein domainsNew packing arrangementRepeat modulesMolecular basisPeptide ligandsShock proteinsShock responseHsp90Terminal residuesX-ray crystal structureProteinCrystal structureDomainTetratricopeptide
2005
Role of the GYVG Pore Motif of HslU ATPase in Protein Unfolding and Translocation for Degradation by HslV Peptidase*
Park E, Rho YM, Koh OJ, Ahn SW, Seong IS, Song JJ, Bang O, Seol JH, Wang J, Eom SH, Chung CH. Role of the GYVG Pore Motif of HslU ATPase in Protein Unfolding and Translocation for Degradation by HslV Peptidase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 22892-22898. PMID: 15849200, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500035200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCaseinsChromatographyCross-Linking ReagentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndopeptidase ClpEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGlycineHydrolysisModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationPeptidesProtein BindingProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingProtein TransportSequence Homology, Amino AcidTemperatureConceptsHslU ATPasePore motifHslVU complexHslV peptidaseCentral poreATP-dependent proteaseProtein unfoldingProteolytic active sitesHslU hexamerProteolytic chamberHslV dodecamerUnfolded proteinsHslV.HslUGly residueTranslocation processAmino acidsDegradation of caseinMotifProteinATP cleavageSame structural featuresATPase activityTranslocationATPase