1997
Deadly Conformations—Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease
Horwich A, Weissman J. Deadly Conformations—Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease. Cell 1997, 89: 499-510. PMID: 9160742, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1985
A leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein.
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Mellman I, Rosenberg L. A leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein. The EMBO Journal 1985, 4: 1129-35. PMID: 3891325, PMCID: PMC554314, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03750.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric precursor proteinsMitochondrial importLeader peptideChimeric precursorsDihydrofolate reductaseMost mitochondrial proteinsPost-translational importMutant CHO cell linesCloned nucleotide sequencePrecursor proteinOrnithine transcarbamylaseCell-free systemCHO cell linesEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseMitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial localizationRegulatory elementsLeader sequenceNucleotide sequenceStable transformantsAdditional proteinsSelectable markerChimeric proteinLarger precursorIntact cells