2013
Molecular Basis of Purinergic Signal Metabolism by Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterases 4 and 1 and Implications in Stroke*♦
Albright RA, Ornstein DL, Cao W, Chang WC, Robert D, Tehan M, Hoyer D, Liu L, Stabach P, Yang G, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. Molecular Basis of Purinergic Signal Metabolism by Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterases 4 and 1 and Implications in Stroke*♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 289: 3294-3306. PMID: 24338010, PMCID: PMC3916532, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.505867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsSubstrate specificityMolecular basisHigh-resolution crystal structuresResolution crystal structureComparative structural analysisATP hydrolysisNPP1Brain vascular endotheliumCorresponding regionTerminal phosphateLow nanomolar concentrationsPurinergic signalsPlatelet aggregationProteinATPEnzymeNanomolar concentrationsVascular endotheliumPhosphodiesterases 4Ap3AMetabolismSurface of chondrocytesTissue mineralization
2011
Molecular Structure and Biological Activity of NPP-4, An Endothelial Cell Surface Pyrophosphatase/ Phosphodiesterase That Stimulates Platelet Aggregation and Secretion Via Liberation of ADP Upon Hydrolysis of Diadenosine Triphosphate
Ornstein D, Albright R, Chang W, Robert D, Cao W, De La Cruz E, Braddock D. Molecular Structure and Biological Activity of NPP-4, An Endothelial Cell Surface Pyrophosphatase/ Phosphodiesterase That Stimulates Platelet Aggregation and Secretion Via Liberation of ADP Upon Hydrolysis of Diadenosine Triphosphate. Blood 2011, 118: 701. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.701.701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-resolution structuresActive site threonineDense granule releaseDiadenosine triphosphateExtracellular spaceNanomolar concentrationsEnzyme familyPlatelet dense granulesMolecular foundationMolecular basisExtracellular enzymesStructural basisPhosphodiesterase enzyme familyGranule releaseEnzymatic mechanismCell surfaceRapid disaggregationEndothelial cell surfaceDense granulesPlatelet aggregationAp3AEnzymatic productBiological activityConcentration-dependent fashionADP
2002
Molecular basis of sequence‐specific single‐stranded DNA recognition by KH domains: solution structure of a complex between hnRNP K KH3 and single‐stranded DNA
Braddock DT, Baber JL, Levens D, Clore GM. Molecular basis of sequence‐specific single‐stranded DNA recognition by KH domains: solution structure of a complex between hnRNP K KH3 and single‐stranded DNA. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 3476-3485. PMID: 12093748, PMCID: PMC126100, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDNA HelicasesDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein KHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSolutionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsKH domainsDNA recognitionHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein KK homology domainSolution structureProtein-ssDNA complexResidues N-terminalHomology domainKH3 domainGXXG motifKH4 domainsMolecular basisN-terminalCytosine basesIsoleucine residueAmino acidsKH3Crucial roleComplexesTetradsDomainDNAMotifMethyl groupResidues