2019
Structural basis for the clamping and Ca2+ activation of SNARE-mediated fusion by synaptotagmin
Grushin K, Wang J, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Sindelar CV, Krishnakumar SS. Structural basis for the clamping and Ca2+ activation of SNARE-mediated fusion by synaptotagmin. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 2413. PMID: 31160571, PMCID: PMC6546687, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10391-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structureActivation of SNAREsDependent membrane interactionsAnionic lipid headgroupsFusion clampActivator functionSNARE bundleSNARE proteinsMicroscopy structureC2B domainStructural basisSynaptotagmin-1SNAREpinsAliphatic loopsMembrane interactionsComplete assemblyLipid headgroupsLipid membranesNeurotransmitter releaseMembraneKey determinantSynaptotagminSyt1Calcium influxPartial insertion
2009
The Effect of Hydrophilic Substitutions and Anionic Lipids upon the Transverse Positioning of the Transmembrane Helix of the ErbB2 (neu) Protein Incorporated into Model Membrane Vesicles
Shahidullah K, Krishnakumar SS, London E. The Effect of Hydrophilic Substitutions and Anionic Lipids upon the Transverse Positioning of the Transmembrane Helix of the ErbB2 (neu) Protein Incorporated into Model Membrane Vesicles. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 396: 209-220. PMID: 19931543, PMCID: PMC2821092, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Control of Transmembrane Helix Transverse Position in Membranes by Hydrophilic Residues
Krishnakumar SS, London E. The Control of Transmembrane Helix Transverse Position in Membranes by Hydrophilic Residues. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2007, 374: 1251-1269. PMID: 17997412, PMCID: PMC2175128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research