2023
Studying Membrane Protein–Lipid Specificity through Direct Native Mass Spectrometric Analysis from Tunable Proteoliposomes
Panda A, Brown C, Gupta K. Studying Membrane Protein–Lipid Specificity through Direct Native Mass Spectrometric Analysis from Tunable Proteoliposomes. Journal Of The American Society For Mass Spectrometry 2023, 34: 1917-1927. PMID: 37432128, PMCID: PMC10932607, DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsNative mass spectrometryTrafficking pathwaysPlasma membraneEukaryotic integral membrane proteinsEndoplasmic reticulumBiophysical propertiesMembrane protein assemblySynaptic vesiclesCellular trafficking pathwaysOrganellar membranesLipid specificityTransmembrane proteinProtein assembliesMembrane contextMass spectrometric analysisProteinNative mass spectrometric analysesVAMP2Lipid compositionExogenous ligandsLipid membranesIndividual lipidsMembrane
2021
A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens
Gaudet RG, Zhu S, Halder A, Kim BH, Bradfield CJ, Huang S, Xu D, Mamiñska A, Nguyen TN, Lazarou M, Karatekin E, Gupta K, MacMicking JD. A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens. Science 2021, 373 PMID: 34437126, PMCID: PMC8422858, DOI: 10.1126/science.abf8113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApolipoproteins LBacterial Outer MembraneBacteriolysisCell MembraneCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedCRISPR-Cas SystemsCytosolDetergentsGene EditingGram-Negative BacteriaGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaLipoproteinsMicrobial ViabilityO AntigensProtein DomainsSalmonella typhimuriumSolubilityConceptsSingle-particle cryo-electron microscopyCell-autonomous defenseCytosol-invasive bacteriaExpression of hundredsNative mass spectrometryCryo-electron microscopyHuman genesDetergent-like activityHost proteinsLipoprotein nanodiscsMammalian lipidsExtracellular transportImmune cytokine interferonCell typesDetergent-like propertiesApolipoprotein LLife-threatening infectionsPotent bactericidal agentsAnionic membranesProteinCytokine interferonNonimmune cellsMass spectrometryCellsMutagenesis