2015
Functional Chimeras of GLIC Obtained by Adding the Intracellular Domain of Anion- and Cation-Conducting Cys-Loop Receptors
Mnatsakanyan N, Nishtala SN, Pandhare A, Fiori MC, Goyal R, Pauwels JE, Navetta AF, Ahrorov A, Jansen M. Functional Chimeras of GLIC Obtained by Adding the Intracellular Domain of Anion- and Cation-Conducting Cys-Loop Receptors. Biochemistry 2015, 54: 2670-2682. PMID: 25861708, PMCID: PMC4414916, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPentameric ligand-gated ion channelsEukaryotic pentameric ligand-gated ion channelsProkaryotic pentameric ligand-gated ion channelsIntracellular domainCys-loop receptorsComplete intracellular domainLarge intracellular domainLigand-gated ion channelsAcetylcholine-binding proteinLarge-scale expressionChaperone protein RIC-3Eukaryotic membersStructural studiesTorpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptorSequence conservationFunctional chimerasTransmembrane domainRIC-3Eukaryotic channelsSuperfamily membersPentameric assemblyDiverse rolesProton-gated channelsOverall structural featuresNicotinic acetylcholine receptors
2011
The β Subunit Loop That Couples Catalysis and Rotation in ATP Synthase Has a Critical Length*
Mnatsakanyan N, Kemboi SK, Salas J, Weber J. The β Subunit Loop That Couples Catalysis and Rotation in ATP Synthase Has a Critical Length*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 29788-29796. PMID: 21705326, PMCID: PMC3191020, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.254730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
ATP Synthase with Its γ Subunit Reduced to the N-terminal Helix Can Still Catalyze ATP Synthesis*
Mnatsakanyan N, Hook JA, Quisenberry L, Weber J. ATP Synthase with Its γ Subunit Reduced to the N-terminal Helix Can Still Catalyze ATP Synthesis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 26519-26525. PMID: 19636076, PMCID: PMC2785340, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.030528.Peer-Reviewed Original Research