2000
Interhelical hydrogen bonding drives strong interactions in membrane proteins
Xiao Zhou F, Cocco M, Russ W, Brunger A, Engelman D. Interhelical hydrogen bonding drives strong interactions in membrane proteins. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2000, 7: 154-160. PMID: 10655619, DOI: 10.1038/72430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAsparagineCell MembraneChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCircular DichroismDetergentsDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFungal ProteinsGlycophorinsHydrogen BondingLeucine ZippersMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMembrane ProteinsMicellesMicrococcal NucleaseMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesProtein ConformationProtein KinasesProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsConceptsMembrane proteinsHelix associationTransmembrane α-helicesIntegral membrane proteinsInterhelical hydrogen bondingModel transmembrane helixTransmembrane helicesMembrane helicesGCN4 leucine zipperLeucine zipperPolar residuesSoluble proteinHydrophobic leucineΑ-helixBiological membranesProteinHelixNon-specific interactionsValine (HAV) sequenceMembraneZipperFoldingMotifAsparagineResidues
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
1992
Truncated staphylococcal nuclease is compact but disordered.
Flanagan J, Kataoka M, Shortle D, Engelman D. Truncated staphylococcal nuclease is compact but disordered. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 748-752. PMID: 1731350, PMCID: PMC48316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.2.748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete folding pathwayWild-type levelsCarboxyl-terminal deletionsSecondary structural featuresNative-like conformationPersistent secondary structureProtein foldsCarboxyl terminusFolding pathwaysPolypeptide chainSecondary structureAmino acidsStaphylococcal nucleaseSmall-angle X-rayNuclear magnetic resonanceCircular dichroismPhysiological conditionsNucleasePotent inhibitorDeletionSolvent exclusionMolecules resultsStructural featuresPresence of calciumRibosomes