2014
Activation-triggered subunit exchange between CaMKII holoenzymes facilitates the spread of kinase activity
Stratton M, Lee IH, Bhattacharyya M, Christensen SM, Chao LH, Schulman H, Groves JT, Kuriyan J. Activation-triggered subunit exchange between CaMKII holoenzymes facilitates the spread of kinase activity. ELife 2014, 3: e01610. PMID: 24473075, PMCID: PMC3901001, DOI: 10.7554/elife.01610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateBinding SitesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2CalmodulinCatalytic DomainEnzyme ActivationEnzyme StabilityHoloenzymesHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein SubunitsRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionThreonineConceptsExchange of subunitsActivation of CaMKIICalcium-independent phosphorylationRegulatory segmentNew subunitsCaMKII holoenzymeThr-305Subunit exchangeKinase activityHoloenzymeNeuronal signalingCentral hubCaMKIIPhosphorylationSubunitsMemory formationActivationMolecular dynamics simulationsUnactivated onesDodecamericSignalingCalmodulinInteractsResiduesMicroscopy techniques
2013
Rapid mass spectrometric determination of disulfide connectivity in peptides and proteins
Bhattacharyya M, Gupta K, Gowd KH, Balaram P. Rapid mass spectrometric determination of disulfide connectivity in peptides and proteins. Molecular Omics 2013, 9: 1340-1350. PMID: 23467691, DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25534d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCystineDisulfidesLactalbuminMass SpectrometryNatriuretic PeptidesNeurotoxinsPeptide FragmentsProteinsRecombinant ProteinsConceptsMass spectrometric fragmentationDisulfide connectivityRapid mass spectrometric determinationPeptide toxinsNatural peptide toxinsMass spectrometric determinationCID fragmentationSpectrometric determinationNatural peptidesProteolytic nickProteolytic peptidesDirect fragmentationUnambiguous characterisationDisulfide linkagesSubsequent determinationSynthetic analoguesRapid screeningMS profilesDisulfide crosslinksStraightforward approachNative disulfidesDeterminationPeptidesFoldamersIntact polypeptide