2002
Chemical Modification Strategies for Structure‐Function Studies
Rudnick G. Chemical Modification Strategies for Structure‐Function Studies. 2002, 125-141. DOI: 10.1002/0471434043.ch8.ChaptersTransmembrane domainConformational changesPolytopic membrane proteinsStructure-function studiesMembrane proteinsTransporter proteinsReactive residuesLipid bilayersProteinTransportersExternal faceExternal loopChemical modification strategiesDomainChemical modificationSubstrateCysteineResiduesSitesMembraneModificationBilayers
1999
The Role of External Loop Regions in Serotonin Transport LOOP SCANNING MUTAGENESIS OF THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER EXTERNAL DOMAIN*
Smicun Y, Campbell S, Chen M, Gu H, Rudnick G. The Role of External Loop Regions in Serotonin Transport LOOP SCANNING MUTAGENESIS OF THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER EXTERNAL DOMAIN*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 36058-36064. PMID: 10593887, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.51.36058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric transportersWild type SERTExternal loop 4High affinity cocaine analogSubsequent conformational changesExternal loop regionsTransmembrane segmentsInitial binding stepScanning mutagenesisWild typeExternal loopLigand bindingSerotonin transporterMutantsConformational changesLoop 4Loop regionConformational flexibilityTransportersCorresponding sequenceBinding stepExternal domainNorepinephrine transporterActivity 5NET substrate