2014
Activation-triggered subunit exchange between CaMKII holoenzymes facilitates the spread of kinase activity
Stratton M, Lee IH, Bhattacharyya M, Christensen SM, Chao LH, Schulman H, Groves JT, Kuriyan J. Activation-triggered subunit exchange between CaMKII holoenzymes facilitates the spread of kinase activity. ELife 2014, 3: e01610. PMID: 24473075, PMCID: PMC3901001, DOI: 10.7554/elife.01610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateBinding SitesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2CalmodulinCatalytic DomainEnzyme ActivationEnzyme StabilityHoloenzymesHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein SubunitsRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionThreonineConceptsExchange of subunitsActivation of CaMKIICalcium-independent phosphorylationRegulatory segmentNew subunitsCaMKII holoenzymeThr-305Subunit exchangeKinase activityHoloenzymeNeuronal signalingCentral hubCaMKIIPhosphorylationSubunitsMemory formationActivationMolecular dynamics simulationsUnactivated onesDodecamericSignalingCalmodulinInteractsResiduesMicroscopy techniques
2010
Elucidation of the conformational free energy landscape in H.pylori LuxS and its implications to catalysis
Bhattacharyya M, Vishveshwara S. Elucidation of the conformational free energy landscape in H.pylori LuxS and its implications to catalysis. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2010, 10: 27. PMID: 20704697, PMCID: PMC2929236, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-10-27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree energy landscapeConformational changesActive siteDifferent conformationsConformational free energy landscapeAutoinducer-2 productionStructure network analysisDynamics of waterBacterial quorum sensingMolecular dynamics simulationsDetailed molecular levelFree energy changeEnergy landscapeFree energy evaluationEnzyme catalysisQuorum sensingDimeric proteinSimulation trajectoriesDifferent ligandsDynamics simulationsMechanistic featuresLigandsMolecular levelInactive formMechanistic details