2001
Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer
Fleming K, Engelman D. Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2001, 45: 313-317. PMID: 11746678, DOI: 10.1002/prot.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane dimerSingle transmembrane segmentBiological membrane fusionProtein-protein interactionsRight-handed structureInterhelical hydrogen bondsSequence-specific mannerTransmembrane segmentsDimerization motifThree-dimensional structureMutagenesis studiesMembrane fusionSuccessful structure predictionSide-chain atomsStructure predictionSpecific mannerKey playersComputational searchDimersSynaptobrevinMutagenesisComputational methodsAssociation thermodynamicsMotifGlycophorin
2000
Modulation of glycophorin A transmembrane helix interactions by lipid bilayers: molecular dynamics calculations11Edited by G. Von Heijne
Petrache H, Grossfield A, MacKenzie K, Engelman D, Woolf T. Modulation of glycophorin A transmembrane helix interactions by lipid bilayers: molecular dynamics calculations11Edited by G. Von Heijne. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 302: 727-746. PMID: 10986130, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineAlgorithmsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesComputer SimulationDimerizationDimyristoylphosphatidylcholineGlycophorinsLipid BilayersModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPeptide FragmentsPhosphatidylcholinesProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryThermodynamicsConceptsMonomer formLipid bilayersLipid chain lengthUnfavorable electrostatic repulsionLipid typeMolecular dynamics simulationsExplicit lipid bilayerElectrostatic repulsionMonomeric helicesLipid-lipid interactionsInteraction enthalpiesChain lengthDimer structureEnergetic propertiesCHARMM potentialInteraction energyAccessible volumeDynamics simulationsLipid propertiesUnsaturated lipidsEnthalpy calculationsLipid environmentBilayer thicknessAcyl chainsThermodynamic treatment
1993
Mutations can cause large changes in the conformation of a denatured protein.
Flanagan J, Kataoka M, Fujisawa T, Engelman D. Mutations can cause large changes in the conformation of a denatured protein. Biochemistry 1993, 32: 10359-70. PMID: 8399179, DOI: 10.1021/bi00090a011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid substitutionsPolypeptide chainSecondary structureCoil-like polymerAcid substitutionsCircular dichroism spectroscopySmall-angle X-ray scatteringSingle amino acid substitutionCarboxyl-terminal deletionsPersistent secondary structureResidual secondary structureX-ray scatteringUseful model systemDelta polypeptideSolvent conditionsDichroism spectroscopyConformational distributionCarboxyl terminusNative nucleaseRandom polymersAmino acidsSingle substitutionPolymersStaphylococcal nucleaseGlobular proteins