2001
ATP-Bound States of GroEL Captured by Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Ranson N, Farr G, Roseman A, Gowen B, Fenton W, Horwich A, Saibil H. ATP-Bound States of GroEL Captured by Cryo-Electron Microscopy. Cell 2001, 107: 869-879. PMID: 11779463, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00617-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopySalt-bridge contactsGroEL ringGroEL-GroESChaperonin GroELSalt bridge interactionsCryo-EMMolecular machinesADP complexGroELATPRing complexBridge interactionEffect of ATPCooperativityOpposite ringIntermediate domainGroESGeneral insightsComplexesPolypeptideDomainBridge contactsStructural modelAffinityFolding of malate dehydrogenase inside the GroEL–GroES cavity
Chen J, Walter S, Horwich A, Smith D. Folding of malate dehydrogenase inside the GroEL–GroES cavity. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2001, 8: 721-728. PMID: 11473265, DOI: 10.1038/90443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBinding SitesChaperonin 10Chaperonin 60Chromatography, High Pressure LiquidDeuteriumDimerizationHydrogen BondingKineticsMalate DehydrogenaseMass SpectrometryMitochondria, HeartModels, MolecularPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsSwineConceptsMalate dehydrogenaseNonnative substrate proteinGroEL-GroES cavitySubstrate proteinsProductive foldingChaperonin GroELApical domainGroESGroELMechanical unfoldingGlobal destabilizationSecondary structureHydrophilic chamberCentral cavityInitial proteinDeuterium exchangeFoldingProteinATPDehydrogenaseHydrophobic central cavityMass spectrometryOpen ringPolypeptideUnfoldingMechanisms of protein folding
Grantcharova V, Alm E, Baker D, Horwich A. Mechanisms of protein folding. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2001, 11: 70-82. PMID: 11179895, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(00)00176-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscherichia coli chaperonin GroELNon-native proteinsATP-dependent formationCo-chaperonin GroESLowest free energy pathChaperonin GroELProtein foldingUnfolded proteinsLarge proteinsGroELNative stateNative structureContact orderProteinChaperoninKinetic trapsFoldingChaperonesGroESFree energy pathPolypeptideComplexes
1999
Chaperone rings in protein folding and degradation
Horwich A, Weber-Ban E, Finley D. Chaperone rings in protein folding and degradation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 11033-11040. PMID: 10500119, PMCID: PMC34237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.20.11033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate proteinsNon-native formsProcess of foldingCellular proteinsDegradation chamberProtein foldingStep of recognitionProteolytic complexRing assemblyDivergent fatesConformational changesNative stateProteinChaperoninFoldingCentral cavityCooperative interactionsATPPolypeptideFateChaperonesCompartmentalizationVital roleMotifProtease
1998
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN GroEL-MEDIATED PROTEIN FOLDING
Sigler P, Xu Z, Rye H, Burston S, Fenton W, Horwich A. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN GroEL-MEDIATED PROTEIN FOLDING. Annual Review Of Biochemistry 1998, 67: 581-608. PMID: 9759498, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.67.1.581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein foldingNative stateMechanism of chaperoninsCis ternary complexAsymmetric conformational changesFinal native stateNonnative polypeptidesCochaperonin GroESGroEL ringTrans ringATP hydrolysisGenetic informationChaperonin moleculesConformational changesFolding processFoldingTernary complexPolypeptideGroESATPBiochemical investigationsFinal stepChaperoninGroELComplexes
1997
GroEL‐Mediated protein folding
Fenton W, Horwich A. GroEL‐Mediated protein folding. Protein Science 1997, 6: 743-760. PMID: 9098884, PMCID: PMC2144759, DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroEL-GroESNonnative polypeptidesSubstrate proteinsATP bindingProtein foldingHomologous proteinsNonnative formsPrimary structureConformational changesGroELTernary complexPolypeptideAssociation 5FoldingProteinBindingChaperonesGroESConformationEnergy landscapeRole of hydrophobicityPathway 3RolePathwayComplex C.
1995
Unliganded GroEL at 2.8 Å: structure and functional implications
Sigler P, Horwich A. Unliganded GroEL at 2.8 Å: structure and functional implications. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1995, 348: 113-119. PMID: 7770481, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1995.0052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP-binding pocketCentral channelUnfolded polypeptidesApical domainThree-dimensional structureExtensive mutagenesisMutational studiesDyad symmetryC-terminusDistinct domainsGroELATP analogBiochemical studiesStructural scaffoldFunctional implicationsHigh saltSubunitsDomainChaperoninGroESMutagenesisEntire lengthCrystal formsPolypeptideSymmetric ring
1994
GroEL-mediated protein folding proceeds by multiple rounds of binding and release of nonnative forms
Weissman J, Kashi Y, Fenton W, Horwich A. GroEL-mediated protein folding proceeds by multiple rounds of binding and release of nonnative forms. Cell 1994, 78: 693-702. PMID: 7915201, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90533-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCochaperonin GroESMultiple roundsGroEL functionChaperonin GroELKinetic partitioningMutant formsNonnative conformationsNonnative formsGroELAddition of ATPGroEL moleculeTryptophan fluorescenceFolding reactionDouble-ring structureUnfolded statePolypeptideDiverse setGroESProteolysisProteinATPBindingFateConformationComplexes
1993
A polypeptide bound by the chaperonin groEL is localized within a central cavity.
Braig K, Simon M, Furuya F, Hainfeld J, Horwich A. A polypeptide bound by the chaperonin groEL is localized within a central cavity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 3978-3982. PMID: 8097882, PMCID: PMC46429, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.9.3978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChaperonin GroELGroEL complexEscherichia coli chaperonin GroELOligomeric protein complexesDihydrofolate reductaseMolten globule-like intermediateCentral cavityPolypeptide chain foldingChaperonin ringsChaperonin complexProtein complexesCellular compartmentsDHFR moleculeMonomeric membersPresence of MgATPGroELNative stateEssential roleCompact conformationPolypeptideComplexesCochaperoninChaperoninMultiple sitesIntermediates
1991
Chaperonin-mediated protein folding at the surface of groEL through a 'molten globule'-like intermediate
Martin J, Langer T, Boteva R, Schramel A, Horwich A, Hartl F. Chaperonin-mediated protein folding at the surface of groEL through a 'molten globule'-like intermediate. Nature 1991, 352: 36-42. PMID: 1676490, DOI: 10.1038/352036a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChaperonin-mediated proteinMolten globule-like intermediateMolten globule stateGroEL proteinProtein monomersMonomeric enzymeProtein structureTertiary structureATP moleculesGlobule stateGeneral mechanismMg-ATPGroESGroELFoldingProteinActive processPolypeptideEnzymeChain foldingConformationVivo
1989
Protein folding in mitochondria requires complex formation with hsp60 and ATP hydrolysis
Ostermann J, Horwich A, Neupert W, Hartl F. Protein folding in mitochondria requires complex formation with hsp60 and ATP hydrolysis. Nature 1989, 341: 125-130. PMID: 2528694, DOI: 10.1038/341125a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research