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 chromatography
1999
Rapid Exchange of A:T Base Pairs Is Essential for Recognition of DNA Homology by Human Rad51 Recombination Protein
Gupta R, Folta-Stogniew E, O'Malley S, Takahashi M, Radding C. Rapid Exchange of A:T Base Pairs Is Essential for Recognition of DNA Homology by Human Rad51 Recombination Protein. Molecular Cell 1999, 4: 705-714. PMID: 10619018, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80381-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecognition of homologyBase pairsRad51 recombination proteinT base pairsRecombination proteinsHuman Rad51Genetic exchangeFluorescence resonance energy transferUbiquitous familyMechanism of recognitionDNA repairStrand exchangeDNA homologyBase substitutionsHomologyResonance energy transferDuplex DNAHelix destabilizationCritical roleBase mismatchesProteinSingle strandsRAD51Rapid exchangeKinetic analysis
1997
RecA tests homology at both pairing and strand exchange
Bazemore L, Folta-Stogniew E, Takahashi M, Radding C. RecA tests homology at both pairing and strand exchange. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 11863-11868. PMID: 9342328, PMCID: PMC23638, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.22.11863.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Base-Catalysis of Imino Proton Exchange in DNA: Effects of Catalyst upon DNA Structure and Dynamics
Folta-Stogniew E, Russu I. Base-Catalysis of Imino Proton Exchange in DNA: Effects of Catalyst upon DNA Structure and Dynamics. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 8439-8449. PMID: 8679602, DOI: 10.1021/bi952932z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA dodecamerProton exchangeExchange catalystImino proton exchangeDQF-COSY experimentsImino protonsEffect of catalystNon-exchangeable protonsSelf-complementary DNA dodecamerNucleic acid moleculesNMR spectroscopyDNA structureOverall correlation timeAcid moleculesSolution conformationBase catalysisCatalystProton resonancesWater protonsProton relaxationRate of exchangeNucleic acidsProtonsDodecamerCorrelation time
1995
Energetics of base pair opening in a DNA dodecamer containing an A 3 T 3 tract
Moe J, Folta-Stogniew E, Russu I. Energetics of base pair opening in a DNA dodecamer containing an A 3 T 3 tract. Nucleic Acids Research 1995, 23: 1984-1989. PMID: 7596827, PMCID: PMC306973, DOI: 10.1093/nar/23.11.1984.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Sequence dependence of base-pair opening in a DNA dodecamer containing the CACA/GTGT sequence motif.
Folta-Stogniew E, Russu I. Sequence dependence of base-pair opening in a DNA dodecamer containing the CACA/GTGT sequence motif. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 11016-24. PMID: 8086418, DOI: 10.1021/bi00202a022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research