2008
Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos
Klein DE, Stayrook SE, Shi F, Narayan K, Lemmon MA. Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos. Nature 2008, 453: 1271-1275. PMID: 18500331, PMCID: PMC2526102, DOI: 10.1038/nature06978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineCrystallography, X-RayDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsEye ProteinsHumansLigandsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSpodopteraConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand sequestrationEGFR ligand SpitzLigand SpitzMammalian counterpartsGrowth factor receptorStructural basisUrokinase plasminogen activatorStructural homologuesEGFR ligandsFactor receptorAnticancer therapeuticsStructural resemblanceHomologuesPlasminogen activatorReceptorsSequestrationProteinActivatorLigandsSpitzTGFTherapeuticsDomain
2005
X-ray Structure of a Water-soluble Analog of the Membrane Protein Phospholamban: Sequence Determinants Defining the Topology of Tetrameric and Pentameric Coiled Coils
Slovic A, Stayrook S, North B, DeGrado W. X-ray Structure of a Water-soluble Analog of the Membrane Protein Phospholamban: Sequence Determinants Defining the Topology of Tetrameric and Pentameric Coiled Coils. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2005, 348: 777-787. PMID: 15826670, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeptad sequence repeatSequence repeatWater-soluble variantCoiled-coilSequence determinationTransmembrane proteinsTruncated constructsPentameric transmembrane proteinsReticulum membraneStable tetramersTetrameric structureLeu residuesCrystal structurePentameric formX-ray structureInterfacial hydrogen bondsProteinHydrogen bondsResiduesRepeatsMembrane protein phospholambanGCN4Water-soluble analogX-rayHeptadAnalysis and Design of Turns in α-Helical Hairpins
Lahr S, Engel D, Stayrook S, Maglio O, North B, Geremia S, Lombardi A, DeGrado W. Analysis and Design of Turns in α-Helical Hairpins. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2005, 346: 1441-1454. PMID: 15713492, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research