1992
Shuffling of amino acid sequence: an important control in synthetic peptide studies of nucleic acid-binding domains. Binding properties of fragments of a conserved eukaryotic RNA binding motif.
Nadler S, Kapouch J, Elliott J, Williams K. Shuffling of amino acid sequence: an important control in synthetic peptide studies of nucleic acid-binding domains. Binding properties of fragments of a conserved eukaryotic RNA binding motif. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 3750-3757. PMID: 1740426, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)50589-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCircular DichroismFungal ProteinsGenes, FungalHot TemperatureMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid DenaturationNucleic AcidsPeptide FragmentsPoly APoly A-UPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSpectrometry, FluorescenceSubstrate SpecificityConceptsNucleic acidsPeptide studiesResidue peptideSynthetic peptide studiesSynthetic peptidesSynthetic peptide analoguesFree energyProperties of fragmentsPeptide analoguesNucleic acid-binding domainParent proteinLatter peptideNucleic acid bindingAmino acidsStructure/function studiesAmino acid sequenceSignificant affinityAcidEukaryotic RNAPeptidesRNA specificityAmino acid compositionSimilar RNACarboxyl halfMolecular basis
1989
p10 single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein from murine leukemia virus binds metal ions via the peptide sequence Cys26-X2-Cys29-X4-His34-X4-Cys39.
Roberts W, Pan T, Elliott J, Coleman J, Williams K. p10 single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein from murine leukemia virus binds metal ions via the peptide sequence Cys26-X2-Cys29-X4-His34-X4-Cys39. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 10043-7. PMID: 2695161, DOI: 10.1021/bi00452a024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical shiftsMetal ionsSolid-phase synthesis approachCharge transfer bandD absorption bandsMetal binding propertiesChelate complexesUltraviolet absorption spectraCharge transferNMR spectraAbsorption bandsIntense bandAbsorption spectraSynthesis approachBinding propertiesNucleic acidsOligonucleotide bindingIonsComplexesCys residuesSpectraConsiderable interestPpmResiduesBand
1988
Phenylalanines that are conserved among several RNA-binding proteins form part of a nucleic acid-binding pocket in the A1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein.
Merrill B, Stone K, Cobianchi F, Wilson S, Williams K. Phenylalanines that are conserved among several RNA-binding proteins form part of a nucleic acid-binding pocket in the A1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1988, 263: 3307-3313. PMID: 2830282, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)69073-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCattleChromatography, AffinityChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDNA HelicasesDNA, Single-StrandedElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelHeterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-BHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataNucleic AcidsPeptide FragmentsPhenylalaninePhenylthiohydantoinPhotochemistryPoly TRatsRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesThymus HormonesTrypsinConceptsRNA-binding proteinHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteinsA1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear ribonucleoproteinRepeat sequencesPhenylalanine residuesRNA-binding pocketDNA-cellulose chromatographyInternal repeat sequencesStaphylococcus aureus VSequence homologyCovalent adduct formationA1 proteinPrimary structurePartial proteolysisAnalogous positionsAmino acidsTryptic peptidesProteinPolypeptideProteolytic fragmentsRibonucleoproteinFirst experimental evidenceResiduesCellulose chromatography
1983
F sex factor encodes a single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) with extensive sequence homology to Escherichia coli SSB.
Chase J, Merrill B, Williams K. F sex factor encodes a single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) with extensive sequence homology to Escherichia coli SSB. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 5480-5484. PMID: 6351061, PMCID: PMC384281, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.18.5480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsEscherichia coliPlasmidsProtein ConformationTemperatureConceptsF sex factorE. coli SSBAmino acid residuesE. coli SSB proteinAcid residuesEscherichia coli SSBDNA binding proteinE. coli proteinsShine-Dalgarno sequenceAmino acid sequenceExtensive sequence homologyNH2-terminal regionSex factorSSB proteinEvolutionary significanceColi proteinsDNA replicationPresumptive promoterExtensive homologySequence homologyAcid sequenceDyad symmetryFunctional domainsF plasmidTerminator regions
1982
Crystallization of a tryptic core of the single-stranded DNA binding protein of bacteriophage T4
McKay D, Williams K. Crystallization of a tryptic core of the single-stranded DNA binding protein of bacteriophage T4. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1982, 160: 659-661. PMID: 7175942, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(82)90321-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCrystallizationDNA, ViralHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationOsmolar ConcentrationT-PhagesTrypsin
1978
Structural changes in the T4 gene 32 protein induced by DNA polynucleotides.
Williams K, Konigsberg W. Structural changes in the T4 gene 32 protein induced by DNA polynucleotides. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1978, 253: 2463-2470. PMID: 632279, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)38096-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene 32 proteinT4 gene 32 proteinDNA-binding proteinsT4 DNA metabolismTryptic hydrolysisPartial trypsin digestionDNA metabolismGene 32Protein interactionsBacteriophage T4COOH terminusNH2 terminusLimited tryptic hydrolysisCooperative bindingDNA complexesDNA interactionAmino acidsProteinTrypsin digestionDNA polynucleotidesConformational probeTerminusDalton fragmentFragmentsHydrolysis