2017
Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice
Thomas EV, Fenton WA, McGrath J, Horwich AL. Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e3139-e3148. PMID: 28348221, PMCID: PMC5393223, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701465114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor neuronsChimeric miceSpinal cord motor neuronsCranial nerve motor nucleiDouble fluorescenceMammalian nervous systemMo of ageGray matter oligodendrocytesCytosolic proteinsExtraocular nucleiMotor nucleusSpinal cordNervous systemNeuronsMiceSuperoxide dismutase 1 proteinEight-cell embryosPathogenic proteinsOligodendrocytesDismutase 1 proteinThird chimeraChimeric progenyRecent studiesEGFP chimerasCells
2001
ClpA mediates directional translocation of substrate proteins into the ClpP protease
Reid B, Fenton W, Horwich A, Weber-Ban E. ClpA mediates directional translocation of substrate proteins into the ClpP protease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 3768-3772. PMID: 11259663, PMCID: PMC31127, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.071043698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate proteinsClpP proteaseUnfolded substrate proteinsATP-dependent unfoldingATP-dependent mannerATP-dependent translocationChaperone ClpAProteolytic chamberFluorescence resonance energy transferDirectional translocationCOOH terminusClpAResonance energy transferProteinTranslocationIntracellular degradationFluorescence anisotropyProteaseRing complexTerminusLarge assembliesDonor fluorophoreRecognition elementRecent studiesHslUV
1996
Characterization of the Active Intermediate of a GroEL–GroES-Mediated Protein Folding Reaction
Weissman J, Rye H, Fenton W, Beechem J, Horwich A. Characterization of the Active Intermediate of a GroEL–GroES-Mediated Protein Folding Reaction. Cell 1996, 84: 481-490. PMID: 8608602, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81293-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis ternary complexProtein foldingRelease of GroESAddition of GroESFolding reactionTernary complexNonhydrolyzable ATP analogGroES releaseProtein folding reactionSubstrate proteinsPresence of ATPGroEL mutantGroEL-GroESGroEL complexNonnative substratesATP hydrolysisGroESComplete foldingSubstrate flexibilityATP analogFoldingFluorescence anisotropyActive stateATPRecent studies