2017
Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions
He L, Steinocher H, Shelar A, Cohen EB, Heim EN, Kragelund BB, Grigoryan G, DiMaio D. Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions. ELife 2017, 6: e27701. PMID: 28869036, PMCID: PMC5597333, DOI: 10.7554/elife.27701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsErythropoietin receptorTransmembrane proteinTransmembrane protein-protein interactionsTMD interactionsModel transmembrane proteinMouse erythropoietin receptorHuman erythropoietin receptorSingle methyl groupGrowth factor independenceSide chain methyl groupsCellular processesMouse cellsFactor independenceChain methyl groupsIntrinsic specificityToggle switchTraptamersMethyl groupProteinReceptor activitySpecific positionsReceptorsSpecificityOligomerization
2001
Mechanisms of cell transformation by papillomavirus E5 proteins
DiMaio D, Mattoon D. Mechanisms of cell transformation by papillomavirus E5 proteins. Oncogene 2001, 20: 7866-7873. PMID: 11753669, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE5 proteinBovine papillomavirus E5 proteinCellular signal transduction pathwaysSignal transduction pathwaysLigand-independent fashionGrowth factor receptor activityReceptor tyrosine kinasesTransforming proteinTransduction pathwaysGrowth factor receptorVacuolar ATPaseReceptor dimerizationTyrosine kinaseCell transformationProteinViral transformationBovine papillomavirusFactor receptorUnique mechanismStable complexesNew insightsReceptor activityPathwayReceptorsKinase