1999
TOXCAT: A measure of transmembrane helix association in a biological membrane
Russ W, Engelman D. TOXCAT: A measure of transmembrane helix association in a biological membrane. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 863-868. PMID: 9927659, PMCID: PMC15316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.3.863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene LibraryGenes, ReporterGenetic Complementation TestMacromolecular SubstancesMaltose-Binding ProteinsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpheroplastsTranscription FactorsConceptsTOXCAT systemDetergent micellesHelical membrane proteinsN-terminal DNATransmembrane helix associationTransmembrane alpha-helixReporter gene encoding chloramphenicolNatural membrane environmentGene encoding chloramphenicolTransmembrane domainTM associationTM dimerizationMembrane proteinsMembrane environmentOligomerization motifPolar residuesAlpha-helixHelix associationSequence specificityChimeric constructsCAT expressionBiological membranesFundamental eventNoncovalent associationAssay distinguishes
1990
The "microassembly" of integral membrane proteins: applications & implications.
Popot J, Engelman D, Zaccai G, de Vitry C. The "microassembly" of integral membrane proteins: applications & implications. Progress In Clinical And Biological Research 1990, 343: 237-62. PMID: 2198582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsFunctional integral membrane proteinsMost integral membrane proteinsSingle transmembrane alpha-helixInner membrane complexTransmembrane alpha-helixAutonomous folding domainsInner membraneIntegral subunitThree-dimensional structureTransmembrane regionSequence dataMembrane complexAlpha-helixExtensive rearrangementTertiary structureProteinPolypeptideLipid phasePossible roleOrganellesBiosynthesisSubunitsLocal interactions