2011
First Step in Folding of Nonconstitutive Membrane Proteins: Spontaneous Insertion of a Polypeptide into a Lipid Bilayer and Formation of Helical Structure
Karabadzhak A, Weerakkody D, Thakur M, Anderson M, Engelman D, Andreev O, Markin V, Reshetnyak Y. First Step in Folding of Nonconstitutive Membrane Proteins: Spontaneous Insertion of a Polypeptide into a Lipid Bilayer and Formation of Helical Structure. Biophysical Journal 2011, 100: 346a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.2088.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
A Biophysical Study of Integral Membrane Protein Folding †
Hunt J, Earnest T, Bousché O, Kalghatgi K, Reilly K, Horváth C, Rothschild K, Engelman D. A Biophysical Study of Integral Membrane Protein Folding †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 15156-15176. PMID: 9398244, DOI: 10.1021/bi970146j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-helical integral membrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane protein foldingMembrane protein foldingNon-native conformationsStable secondary structureCellular chaperonesBiophysical dissectionBeta-sheet structureProtein foldingIndividual polypeptidesBiophysical studiesStructure of bacteriorhodopsinTertiary structureSecondary structureReconstitution protocolsG helicesPolypeptideF helixProteinPhospholipid vesiclesHelixFoldingBacteriorhodopsin
1990
The "microassembly" of integral membrane proteins: applications & implications.
Popot J, Engelman D, Zaccai G, de Vitry C. The "microassembly" of integral membrane proteins: applications & implications. Progress In Clinical And Biological Research 1990, 343: 237-62. PMID: 2198582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsFunctional integral membrane proteinsMost integral membrane proteinsSingle transmembrane alpha-helixInner membrane complexTransmembrane alpha-helixAutonomous folding domainsInner membraneIntegral subunitThree-dimensional structureTransmembrane regionSequence dataMembrane complexAlpha-helixExtensive rearrangementTertiary structureProteinPolypeptideLipid phasePossible roleOrganellesBiosynthesisSubunitsLocal interactions