1997
α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*
Koslov E, Maupin P, Pradhan D, Morrow J, Rimm D. α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 27301-27306. PMID: 9341178, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.43.27301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane adhesion complexesHomodimeric complexCadherin moleculesAdhesion complexesAdhesive complexesHeterodimeric complexΑ-cateninOligomeric stateSurface plasmon resonance assaysMultimeric stateResidues 54Relative stoichiometryBiophysical techniquesMolecular massCell adhesionAmino acidsRecombinant moleculesHuman alphaRotary shadowingResonance assaysPrecise stoichiometryComplexesCytoskeletonCateninHomodimer
1991
Analysis of cDNA clones for Acanthamoeba profilin‐I and profilin‐II shows end to end homology with vertebrate profilins and a small family of profilin genes
Pollard T, Rimm D. Analysis of cDNA clones for Acanthamoeba profilin‐I and profilin‐II shows end to end homology with vertebrate profilins and a small family of profilin genes. Cytoskeleton 1991, 20: 169-177. PMID: 1751969, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970200209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProfilin IIDNA sequencesProtein sequencesAcanthamoeba profilinGenomic DNA fragmentsFull-length cDNAFamily of proteinsProfilin geneAncestral precursorDifferent phylaInvariant residuesAdditional genesCDNA clonesLength cDNAConservative substitutionsPairwise identityDNA fragmentsSouthern blotNorthern blotGenesProfilinAmino acidsSmall familyCDNAConsiderable divergence
1990
Identification of functional regions on the tail of Acanthamoeba myosin-II using recombinant fusion proteins. II. Assembly properties of tails with NH2- and COOH-terminal deletions.
Sinard JH, Rimm DL, Pollard TD. Identification of functional regions on the tail of Acanthamoeba myosin-II using recombinant fusion proteins. II. Assembly properties of tails with NH2- and COOH-terminal deletions. Journal Of Cell Biology 1990, 111: 2417-2426. PMID: 2177477, PMCID: PMC2116375, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.111.6.2417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcanthamoebaAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatographyChromatography, DEAE-CelluloseChromatography, GelChromosome DeletionCloning, MolecularDurapatiteElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliHydroxyapatitesKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMagnesiumMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightMyosinsPotassium ChlorideRecombinant Fusion ProteinsScattering, RadiationConceptsFusion proteinMyosin IIMyosin-II tailAntiparallel tetramersAmino acidsAmino acid residuesNative myosin IIRecombinant fusion proteinSequence altersAcid residuesTail sequencesNH2-terminalNonhelical domainAcanthamoeba myosin IIFunctional regionsProteinParacrystal formationAntiparallel dimerAssembly propertiesDimerization mechanismResiduesTerminal deletionDeletionAssemblyTight packing
1989
Location of the head-tail junction of myosin.
Rimm DL, Sinard JH, Pollard TD. Location of the head-tail junction of myosin. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 108: 1783-1789. PMID: 2715178, PMCID: PMC2115540, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.108.5.1783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyosin IIHeptad repeatAcanthamoeba myosin IIHead-tail junctionCoiled-coil structureHydrophobic amino acidsNative myosin IIIdentical polypeptidesNH2 terminusMyosin-II tailNonmuscle myosinProteolytic separationLines of evidenceShort tailAmino acidsPosition 847RepeatsMyosinResiduesTailMyosin moleculesHeptadTerminusMonoclonal antibodiesPolypeptideNew plasmid vectors for high level synthesis of eukaryotic fusion proteins in Escherichia coli
Rimm D, Pollard T. New plasmid vectors for high level synthesis of eukaryotic fusion proteins in Escherichia coli. Gene 1989, 75: 323-327. PMID: 2653968, DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(89)90278-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFusion proteinBacterial proteinsPlasmid vectorEscherichia coliCloning sitePlasmid vector systemTotal soluble proteinEukaryotic fusion proteinsSoluble recombinant proteinInsertion of sequencesEukaryotic proteinsMultiple cloning sitePlasmid expression vectorTrpE proteinNew plasmid vectorRecombinant proteinsSoluble proteinExpression vectorTail sequencesAmino acidsProteinVector systemSequenceColiCell suspensions