The Length of the Flexible SNAREpin Juxtamembrane Region Is a Critical Determinant of SNARE-Dependent Fusion
McNew J, Weber T, Engelman D, Söllner T, Rothman J. The Length of the Flexible SNAREpin Juxtamembrane Region Is a Critical Determinant of SNARE-Dependent Fusion. Molecular Cell 1999, 4: 415-421. PMID: 10518222, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80343-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, SurfaceCarrier ProteinsMembrane FusionMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsPliabilityProlineProtein Structure, SecondaryR-SNARE ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Syntaxin 1Vesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsJuxtamembrane regionMembrane fusionSNARE-dependent membrane fusionSNARE-dependent fusionHelix-breaking proline residueSNARE proteinsTransmembrane domainSyntaxin 1ACoil domainProline residuesFlexible linkerLipid bilayersCritical determinantFusion efficiencyFusionVAMPDomainProteinRate of fusionSnareVesiclesResiduesLinkerSame changesRegionTOXCAT: A measure of transmembrane helix association in a biological membrane
Russ W, Engelman D. TOXCAT: A measure of transmembrane helix association in a biological membrane. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 863-868. PMID: 9927659, PMCID: PMC15316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.3.863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene LibraryGenes, ReporterGenetic Complementation TestMacromolecular SubstancesMaltose-Binding ProteinsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpheroplastsTranscription FactorsConceptsTOXCAT systemDetergent micellesHelical membrane proteinsN-terminal DNATransmembrane helix associationTransmembrane alpha-helixReporter gene encoding chloramphenicolNatural membrane environmentGene encoding chloramphenicolTransmembrane domainTM associationTM dimerizationMembrane proteinsMembrane environmentOligomerization motifPolar residuesAlpha-helixHelix associationSequence specificityChimeric constructsCAT expressionBiological membranesFundamental eventNoncovalent associationAssay distinguishes