2017
Molecular determinants of KA1 domain-mediated autoinhibition and phospholipid activation of MARK1 kinase.
Emptage RP, Lemmon MA, Ferguson KM. Molecular determinants of KA1 domain-mediated autoinhibition and phospholipid activation of MARK1 kinase. Biochemical Journal 2017, 474: 385-398. PMID: 27879374, PMCID: PMC5317272, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBinding SitesCloning, MolecularEnzyme AssaysEscherichia coliGene ExpressionHumansKineticsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Models, MolecularPeptidesPhospholipidsProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsScattering, Small AngleSubstrate SpecificityX-Ray DiffractionConceptsKA1 domainMAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinasesMicrotubule affinity-regulating kinaseGroup of kinasesIntramolecular autoinhibitory interactionAnionic phospholipid bindingAnionic phospholipidsSite-directed mutagenesisAutoinhibitory interactionsRegulatory modulesAutoinhibitory roleProtein modulesMembrane-bound targetsRelated kinasesBind membranesFamily kinasesKinase domainProtein kinasePhospholipid activationC-terminusRegulatory mechanismsPhospholipid bindingMechanistic basisKinaseAutoinhibitory activity
1994
A dimerization motif for transmembrane α–helices
Lemmon M, Treutlein H, Adams P, Brünger A, Engelman D. A dimerization motif for transmembrane α–helices. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1994, 1: 157-163. PMID: 7656033, DOI: 10.1038/nsb0394-157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane α-helicesHydrophobic transmembrane α-helicesSpecific helix-helix interactionsΑ-helixIntegral membrane proteinsHelix-helix interactionsHelix-helix interfaceDimerization motifSpecific dimerizationMembrane proteinsHelix associationFunctional analysisAmino acidsSuch motifsLipid bilayersMotifParticular motifsFoldingDimerizationSuch interactionsComplex membranesProteinOligomerizationVariety of systemsInteraction