2021
High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Gisriel CJ, Wang J, Liu J, Flesher DA, Reiss KM, Huang HL, Yang KR, Armstrong WH, Gunner MR, Batista VS, Debus RJ, Brudvig GW. High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 119: e2116765118. PMID: 34937700, PMCID: PMC8740770, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116765118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structurePCC 6803Photosystem IIWater oxidationMicroscopy structureMesophilic cyanobacteriumHigh-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structuresOxygen-evolving photosystem IILight-driven water oxidationCyanobacterial photosystem IIHigh-resolution structuresD1 subunitPSII structureSynechocystis spLarge water channelsGenetic manipulationC-terminusBiophysical dataActive siteCyanobacteriumSpStructural pictureSubunitsOxidationWater channels
2010
Crystal structure of a designed tetratricopeptide repeat module in complex with its peptide ligand
Cortajarena AL, Wang J, Regan L. Crystal structure of a designed tetratricopeptide repeat module in complex with its peptide ligand. The FEBS Journal 2010, 277: 1058-1066. PMID: 20089039, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07549.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTPR domainC-terminusKey protein-protein interactionsTetratricopeptide repeat modulesChaperone heat shock proteinProtein-protein interactionsHeat shock responseHeat shock proteinsTPR proteinsChaperone functionTPR unitsProtein domainsNew packing arrangementRepeat modulesMolecular basisPeptide ligandsShock proteinsShock responseHsp90Terminal residuesX-ray crystal structureProteinCrystal structureDomainTetratricopeptide
2002
The C-terminal Tails of HslU ATPase Act as a Molecular Switch for Activation of HslV Peptidase*
Seong IS, Kang MS, Choi MK, Lee JW, Koh OJ, Wang J, Eom SH, Chung CH. The C-terminal Tails of HslU ATPase Act as a Molecular Switch for Activation of HslV Peptidase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 25976-25982. PMID: 12011053, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m202793200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionATP-Dependent ProteasesBinding SitesElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndopeptidasesEnzyme ActivationHeat-Shock ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein ConformationSerine EndopeptidasesStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsC-terminal tailHslV peptidaseHslVU complexC-terminusHexameric ringMolecular switchATP-dependent proteaseC-terminal 10 residuesAmino acidsProteolytic active sitesDodecamer consistingHslU hexamerHslU ATPaseTail peptideAxial poreATPase actsPolypeptide substratesSubstrate entryS proteasomeHslUCentral poreTerminusHslVPeptidaseCritical role