2000
Structural basis of the recognition of the Dishevelled DEP domain in the Wnt signaling pathway
Wong H, Mao J, Nguyen J, Srinivas S, Zhang W, Liu B, Li L, Wu D, Zheng J. Structural basis of the recognition of the Dishevelled DEP domain in the Wnt signaling pathway. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2000, 7: 1178-1184. PMID: 11101902, PMCID: PMC4381838, DOI: 10.1038/82047.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 CellsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBinding SitesCell MembraneDishevelled ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Membrane ProteinsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSequence AlignmentSignal TransductionStatic ElectricityStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityTranscription FactorsTransfectionWnt ProteinsZebrafish Proteins
1998
Guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEF115 specifically mediates activation of Rho and serum response factor by the G protein α subunit Gα13
Mao J, Yuan H, Xie W, Wu D. Guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEF115 specifically mediates activation of Rho and serum response factor by the G protein α subunit Gα13. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 12973-12976. PMID: 9789025, PMCID: PMC23675, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.12973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCOS CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGTPase-Activating ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsKineticsLuciferasesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSerum Response FactorSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsSerum response factorActivation of RhoSRF activationHeterotrimeric G protein alpha subunitsG protein signaling (RGS) domainG protein alpha subunitsTerminal partRho-specific guanineProtein alpha subunitsResponse factorDomain deletion mutantSignal transduction pathwaysNIH 3T3 cellsDbl homologyRGS activitySequence motifsTransduction pathwaysGalpha13Signaling domainsGalpha12Alpha subunitMutantsSynergistic activationGalphaqTransfection systemIdentification of a Structural Element in Phospholipase C β2 That Interacts with G Protein βγ Subunits*
Sankaran B, Osterhout J, Wu D, Smrcka A. Identification of a Structural Element in Phospholipase C β2 That Interacts with G Protein βγ Subunits*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 7148-7154. PMID: 9507029, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.12.7148.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
α-Latrotoxin Stimulates Exocytosis by the Interaction with a Neuronal G-Protein-Coupled Receptor
Krasnoperov V, Bittner M, Beavis R, Kuang Y, Salnikow K, Chepurny O, Little A, Plotnikov A, Wu D, Holz R, Petrenko A. α-Latrotoxin Stimulates Exocytosis by the Interaction with a Neuronal G-Protein-Coupled Receptor. Neuron 1997, 18: 925-937. PMID: 9208860, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80332-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrain ChemistryCalciumCattleChromaffin GranulesCloning, MolecularCOS CellsDimerizationExocytosisGTP-Binding ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtein PrecursorsQa-SNARE ProteinsRatsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, PeptideRecombinant ProteinsSensory Receptor CellsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSpider VenomsTissue DistributionConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsAlpha-latrotoxin receptorNeuronal G protein-coupled receptorNovel orphan G-protein-coupled receptorI alphaCalcium-independent receptorSecretin receptor familyOrphan G protein-coupled receptorRegulation of neurosecretionEndogenous proteolytic cleavageMolecular cloningPrecursor polypeptideSerpentine receptorsCIRLFusion complexExtracellular bindingAlpha-LatrotoxinFunctional expressionReceptor familyProteolytic cleavagePresynaptic receptorsAffinity columnNeurotransmitter releaseStable complexesPresynaptic neurotoxins