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
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