2020
Munc13 binds and recruits SNAP25 to chaperone SNARE complex assembly
Sundaram R, Jin H, Li F, Shu T, Coleman J, Yang J, Pincet F, Zhang Y, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Munc13 binds and recruits SNAP25 to chaperone SNARE complex assembly. FEBS Letters 2020, 595: 297-309. PMID: 33222163, PMCID: PMC8068094, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsLipid BilayersLiposomesMiceModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsOptical TweezersPhosphatidylcholinesPhosphatidylethanolaminesPhosphatidylserinesPolyethylene GlycolsProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Syntaxin 1Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsSNARE complex assemblyComplex assemblyMunc13-1 MUN domainDetailed structure-function analysisSNARE protein VAMP2Syntaxin 1/Structure-function analysisSynaptic vesicle fusionOptical tweezers studiesSNARE assemblySNARE motifMUN domainMunc18-1Syntaxin-1Munc13-1FRET spectroscopyLinker regionVesicle fusionDirect bindingPhospholipid bilayersPresynaptic membraneSNAP25AssemblyBindingRecruits
2017
Circular oligomerization is an intrinsic property of synaptotagmin
Wang J, Li F, Bello OD, Sindelar CV, Pincet F, Krishnakumar SS, Rothman JE. Circular oligomerization is an intrinsic property of synaptotagmin. ELife 2017, 6: e27441. PMID: 28850328, PMCID: PMC5576491, DOI: 10.7554/elife.27441.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Glutamate-induced Assembly of Bacterial Cell Division Protein FtsZ*
Beuria TK, Krishnakumar SS, Sahar S, Singh N, Gupta K, Meshram M, Panda D. Glutamate-induced Assembly of Bacterial Cell Division Protein FtsZ*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 278: 3735-3741. PMID: 12446699, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205760200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research