2009
Structural Characterization of the E2 Domain of APL-1, a Caenorhabditis elegans Homolog of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein, and Its Heparin Binding Site*
Hoopes JT, Liu X, Xu X, Demeler B, Folta-Stogniew E, Li C, Ha Y. Structural Characterization of the E2 Domain of APL-1, a Caenorhabditis elegans Homolog of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein, and Its Heparin Binding Site*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 285: 2165-2173. PMID: 19906646, PMCID: PMC2804372, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.018432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayHeparinHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationProtein StabilityProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSolutionsSucrose
2007
Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition
Crichlow GV, Zhou H, Hsiao HH, Frederick KB, Debrosse M, Yang Y, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Chung HJ, Fan C, De La Cruz EM, Levens D, Lolis E, Braddock D. Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition. The EMBO Journal 2007, 27: 277-289. PMID: 18059478, PMCID: PMC2206118, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDNADNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRepressor ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factor TFIIHConceptsRRM domainDNA bindingFirst RRM domainSecond RRM domainC-myc transcriptional controlSite-directed mutationsDNA upstreamTranscriptional controlInfluences transcriptionC-Myc inhibitionNucleic acid recognitionPromoter sitesP1 promoterAnalogous mutationCell homeostasisC-MycTFIIHProteinLight scattering revealBinding sitesDNATranscriptionSingle strandsMutationsSize exclusion chromatographyThe structural basis of cyclic diguanylate signal transduction by PilZ domains
Benach J, Swaminathan SS, Tamayo R, Handelman SK, Folta‐Stogniew E, Ramos JE, Forouhar F, Neely H, Seetharaman J, Camilli A, Hunt JF. The structural basis of cyclic diguanylate signal transduction by PilZ domains. The EMBO Journal 2007, 26: 5153-5166. PMID: 18034161, PMCID: PMC2140105, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayCyclic GMPHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionVibrio choleraeConceptsPilZ domain-containing proteinsPilZ domainDomain-containing proteinsN-terminal domainConformational switchSecond messenger cyclic diguanylateBeta-barrel foldN-terminal loopEvolutionary diversificationCyclic diguanylateSignal transductionBioinformatics analysisStructural basisInteraction surfaceSessile growthEffector pathwaysVibrio choleraeProteinV. choleraeGMPCholeraeDomainClose appositionDiguanylateEubacteria