Featured Publications
Inhibition of ErbB3 by a monoclonal antibody that locks the extracellular domain in an inactive configuration
Lee S, Greenlee EB, Amick JR, Ligon GF, Lillquist JS, Natoli EJ, Hadari Y, Alvarado D, Schlessinger J. Inhibition of ErbB3 by a monoclonal antibody that locks the extracellular domain in an inactive configuration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 13225-13230. PMID: 26460020, PMCID: PMC4629334, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518361112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllosteric mechanismExtracellular domainUnique allosteric mechanismFormation of heterodimersReceptor tyrosine kinasesEGF receptor familyTyrosine kinase domainStructure-based designPseudo-kinaseKinase domainLigand-dependent mechanismInactive conformationTyrosine kinaseInactive configurationReceptor familyFamily activationErbB3 activationErbB3KinaseErbB2ErbB4Family membersDomainActivationHeterodimerization
2011
The crystal structure of GXGD membrane protease FlaK
Hu J, Xue Y, Lee S, Ha Y. The crystal structure of GXGD membrane protease FlaK. Nature 2011, 475: 528-531. PMID: 21765428, PMCID: PMC3894692, DOI: 10.1038/nature10218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArchaeal ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayMembrane ProteinsMethanococcusModels, MolecularPeptide HydrolasesPresenilin-1Protein Structure, TertiaryConceptsFamily of proteasesFirst crystal structureIntramembrane proteasesPrepilin peptidaseMethanococcus maripaludisMembrane proteasePreflagellin peptidaseFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseVirulence factorsAspartyl proteaseBiochemical analysisProteasePathogenic bacteriaStructural knowledgePresenilinPeptidaseCrystal structureSoluble counterpartActive siteFamilyRational designAspartylBacteriaAlzheimer's diseaseFundamental differencesCrystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*
Xue Y, Lee S, Wang Y, Ha Y. Crystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 29748-29757. PMID: 21715329, PMCID: PMC3191016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.219659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAPP-like proteinsE2 domainHEK-293 cellsSucrose OctasulfateSignal transductionProtein geneBasic residuesSOS moleculesMutational analysisE2 dimerMost residuesProcessing of APPFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseExtracellular matrixAmyloid precursor protein geneProteolysis of APPMissense mutationsProtein 1Key heparinProteinResiduesSymmetry mateAPLP1Precursor protein geneCrystal structureThe E2 Domains of APP and APLP1 Share a Conserved Mode of Dimerization
Lee S, Xue Y, Hu J, Wang Y, Liu X, Demeler B, Ha Y. The E2 Domains of APP and APLP1 Share a Conserved Mode of Dimerization. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 5453-5464. PMID: 21574595, PMCID: PMC3120129, DOI: 10.1021/bi101846x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SubstitutionAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorBinding SitesConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationHeparinHumansIn Vitro TechniquesModels, MolecularPhosphatesProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsStatic Electricity
2008
Backbone structure of a small helical integral membrane protein: A unique structural characterization
Page RC, Lee S, Moore JD, Opella SJ, Cross TA. Backbone structure of a small helical integral membrane protein: A unique structural characterization. Protein Science 2008, 18: 134-146. PMID: 19177358, PMCID: PMC2708045, DOI: 10.1002/pro.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsSmall integral membrane proteinMembrane proteinsHelical integral membrane proteinsBackbone structureThree-dimensional backbone structureStructural characterizationTransmembrane helix proteinMembrane-mimetic environmentsAmino acid sequenceSolution NMR spectroscopyStructure determination approachChemical shift indexParamagnetic relaxation enhancementHelix proteinsTransmembrane domainExtramembranous domainsMembrane mimeticsMimetic environmentsStructural biologyDihedral restraintsGlobal foldAcid sequenceNMR spectroscopyOrientational restraints
2000
Role of the Hinge Region and the Tryptophan Residue in the Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides, Cecropin A(1−8)−Magainin 2(1−12) and Its Analogues, on Their Antibiotic Activities and Structures † , ‡
Oh D, Shin S, Lee S, Kang J, Kim S, Ryu P, Hahm K, Kim Y. Role of the Hinge Region and the Tryptophan Residue in the Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides, Cecropin A(1−8)−Magainin 2(1−12) and Its Analogues, on Their Antibiotic Activities and Structures † , ‡. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 11855-11864. PMID: 11009597, DOI: 10.1021/bi000453g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntineoplastic AgentsBacillus subtilisElectric ConductivityEscherichia coliHumansIon ChannelsJurkat CellsK562 CellsLipid BilayersMagaininsMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPeptide FragmentsProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryTryptophanXenopus Proteins
1999
Solution structure of neuromedin B by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Lee S, Kim Y. Solution structure of neuromedin B by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. FEBS Letters 1999, 460: 263-269. PMID: 10544247, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01346-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopySDS micellesMagnetic resonance spectroscopyTwo-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyResonance spectroscopyAromatic ring protonsSolution structureMembrane-mimicking environmentHydrophobic acyl chainsStructure-activity relationshipsMethylene protonsLongitudinal relaxation dataNOESY experimentsHelical conformationConformational featuresRing protonsMicellesMolecular mechanismsSpectroscopyAcyl chainsExtrinsic interactionsRelaxation dataEfficient drugsResiduesProtonsComparison of the Structures of β Amyloid Peptide (25–35) and Substance P in Trifluoroethanol/Water Solution
Lee S, Suh Y, Kim S, Kim Y. Comparison of the Structures of β Amyloid Peptide (25–35) and Substance P in Trifluoroethanol/Water Solution. Journal Of Biomolecular Structure And Dynamics 1999, 17: 381-391. PMID: 10563586, DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1999.10508369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance PTrifluoroethanol/water solutionTachykinin familyAmyloid peptidesBrains of patientsHydrophobic side chainsBeta-amyloid peptideNMR spectroscopyAqueous solutionΒ-amyloid peptideAlpha-helical structureAromatic ringConformational featuresWater solutionSide chainsTachykinin receptorsBeta amyloidSenile plaquesAlzheimer's diseaseThree-dimensional structureDiseaseReceptors