2020
Recent insight into intermediate filament structure
Eldirany SA, Lomakin IB, Ho M, Bunick CG. Recent insight into intermediate filament structure. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2020, 68: 132-143. PMID: 33190098, PMCID: PMC7925366, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermediate filamentsAssembly mechanismVariable N-terminalMultiple cellular processesCentral rod domainIntermediate filament structureCoil 1BCellular processesStudy of keratinsTail domainFilament assemblyRod domainC-terminalN-terminalElectrostatic surfacePathologic mutationsKey playersFilament structureRecent insightsComplex formationProteinHuman tissuesGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAcidic proteinDomain
2019
Human keratin 1/10‐1B tetramer structures reveal a knob‐pocket mechanism in intermediate filament assembly
Eldirany SA, Ho M, Hinbest AJ, Lomakin IB, Bunick CG. Human keratin 1/10‐1B tetramer structures reveal a knob‐pocket mechanism in intermediate filament assembly. The EMBO Journal 2019, 38: embj2018100741. PMID: 31036554, PMCID: PMC6545558, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2018100741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionCircular DichroismCrystallography, X-RayCytoskeletonDynamic Light ScatteringHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsIntermediate Filament ProteinsKeratin-1Keratin-10Models, MolecularMutation, MissenseProtein FoldingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondarySkin DiseasesConceptsFilament assemblyN-terminal hydrophobic pocketIntermediate filament assemblyTetramer assemblyÅ structureÅ resolutionCircular dichroism measurementsTetramer formationAssembly mechanismHydrophobic faceHydrophobic pocketSecondary structureOctamer structureEpidermolytic palmoplantar keratodermaKeratin filamentsIntermediate filamentsMutationsPathogenic mutationsTetramer structureDichroism measurementsAtomic resolutionAssemblyBiochemical determinantsKeratin 1/10Tetramer