1988
Bacteriorhodopsin in and out of Shape: Experimental Evidence in Favor of a Two-Stage Mechanism for Integral Membrane Protein Folding
Popot J, Engelman D. Bacteriorhodopsin in and out of Shape: Experimental Evidence in Favor of a Two-Stage Mechanism for Integral Membrane Protein Folding. Jerusalem Symposia 1988, 21: 381-398. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-3075-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsHelical integral membrane proteinsIntegral membrane protein foldingIntegral membrane protein bacteriorhodopsinMembrane protein foldingTransmembrane α-helicesMembrane protein bacteriorhodopsinTransmembrane helicesProtein foldingRenaturation experimentsVesicle fusionExtensive rearrangementNative proteinPolypeptide chainΑ-helixSequence segmentsLipid vesiclesProtein bacteriorhodopsinProteolytic fragmentsProteinFoldingHelixLipid phaseBacteriorhodopsin
1987
Refolding of bacteriorhodopsin in lipid bilayers A thermodynamically controlled two-stage process
Popot J, Gerchman S, Engelman D. Refolding of bacteriorhodopsin in lipid bilayers A thermodynamically controlled two-stage process. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1987, 198: 655-676. PMID: 3430624, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(87)90208-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid vesiclesAbsence of retinalAlpha-helical structureStable transmembrane helixPurple membrane latticeTransmembrane helicesSmall lipid vesiclesCircular dichroism spectraMembrane proteinsMixture of monomersFree energy minimumDodecyl sulfate solutionVesicle fusionRenatured moleculesSame absorption spectrumCorrect refoldingMajor rearrangementsStructure of bacteriorhodopsinTertiary structureMembrane latticeAbsorption spectroscopyNeutron crystallographyFolding mechanismPartial dehydration processLipid bilayers