2001
Specificity in transmembrane helix–helix interactions can define a hierarchy of stability for sequence variants
Fleming K, Engelman D. Specificity in transmembrane helix–helix interactions can define a hierarchy of stability for sequence variants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 14340-14344. PMID: 11724930, PMCID: PMC64683, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.251367498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesDimerizationDrug StabilityElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGenetic VariationGlycophorinsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMembrane ProteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPoint MutationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsThermodynamicsUltracentrifugationConceptsHelix-helix interactionsMembrane proteinsTransmembrane helix-helix interactionsSequence variantsHelical membrane proteinsTransmembrane helix dimerizationProtein-protein interactionsDifferent hydrophobic environmentsAlanine-scanning mutagenesisSedimentation equilibrium analytical ultracentrifugationEquilibrium analytical ultracentrifugationTransmembrane helicesHelix dimerizationGxxxG motifDimer interfaceNMR structureDimer stabilityAnalytical ultracentrifugationHydrophobic environmentProteinMutationsSequence dependenceEnergetic principlesHierarchy of stabilityMutagenesisComputation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer
Fleming K, Engelman D. Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2001, 45: 313-317. PMID: 11746678, DOI: 10.1002/prot.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane dimerSingle transmembrane segmentBiological membrane fusionProtein-protein interactionsRight-handed structureInterhelical hydrogen bondsSequence-specific mannerTransmembrane segmentsDimerization motifThree-dimensional structureMutagenesis studiesMembrane fusionSuccessful structure predictionSide-chain atomsStructure predictionSpecific mannerKey playersComputational searchDimersSynaptobrevinMutagenesisComputational methodsAssociation thermodynamicsMotifGlycophorinGenetic selection for and molecular dynamic modeling of a protein transmembrane domain multimerization motif from a random Escherichia coli genomic library 1 1 Edited by G. von Heijne
Leeds J, Boyd D, Huber D, Sonoda G, Luu H, Engelman D, Beckwith J. Genetic selection for and molecular dynamic modeling of a protein transmembrane domain multimerization motif from a random Escherichia coli genomic library 1 1 Edited by G. von Heijne. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2001, 313: 181-195. PMID: 11601855, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionBacteriophage lambdaBase SequenceBinding SitesCell MembraneCloning, MolecularDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGenes, BacterialGenetic VectorsGenomic LibraryMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingProtein Sorting SignalsProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsViral ProteinsViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsConceptsTransmembrane domainTransmembrane helix-helix associationE. coli inner membraneMembrane protein structuresGenomic DNA fragmentsHelix-helix associationG. von HeijneHelix-helix interactionsSite-directed mutagenesisSixth transmembrane domainTransmembrane helicesRepressor DNAGenetic toolsInner membraneVon HeijneProtein structureDNA fragmentsGenetic selectionNovel sequencesMultimerization motifMotifSequenceHomomultimerizationDomainMutagenesis
1995
Computational searching and mutagenesis suggest a structure for the pentameric transmembrane domain of phospholamban
Adams P, Arkin I, Engelman D, Brünger A. Computational searching and mutagenesis suggest a structure for the pentameric transmembrane domain of phospholamban. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1995, 2: 154-162. PMID: 7749920, DOI: 10.1038/nsb0295-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPentameric ion channelsTransmembrane domainThree-dimensional structureMembrane proteinsHydrophobic residuesΑ-helixIon channelsComputational searchingEnvironmental constraintsTwo-bodyGlobal searchPhospholambanMutagenesisComputational methodsHomopentamerProteinExperimental dataResiduesData yields
1992
Dimerization of Glycophorin a Transmembrane Helices: Mutagenesis and Modeling
Engelman D, Adair B, Brünger A, Flanagan J, Lemmon M, Treutlein H, Zhang J. Dimerization of Glycophorin a Transmembrane Helices: Mutagenesis and Modeling. Jerusalem Symposia 1992, 25: 115-125. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-2718-9_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmembrane domainSingle transmembrane domainSite-specific mutagenesisGpA dimerTransmembrane helicesDeletion mutagenesisTransmembrane portionCarboxy terminusDimer interfaceHanded supercoilMutagenesisChimera formLipid bilayersGlycophorin AStaphylococcal nucleaseHuman erythrocyte sialoglycoproteinSDS-PAGEErythrocyte sialoglycoproteinDimerizationClose associationDomainDimersSupercoilsNucleaseTerminus