2024
De novo-designed transmembrane proteins bind and regulate a cytokine receptor
Mravic M, He L, Kratochvil H, Hu H, Nick S, Bai W, Edwards A, Jo H, Wu Y, DiMaio D, DeGrado W. De novo-designed transmembrane proteins bind and regulate a cytokine receptor. Nature Chemical Biology 2024, 20: 751-760. PMID: 38480980, PMCID: PMC11142920, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01562-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTM proteinsTM regionTarget membrane proteinsComplex biological functionsTM domainTM helicesInteraction partnersTransmembrane proteinsMembrane proteinsReceptor homodimerizationBiological functionsCytokine receptorsBinding topologyAmino acidsProteinErythropoietin receptorHomodimerizationCell proliferationTransmembraneEpoRIn vitroMolecular modelingBinding modeReceptorsMotif
2017
Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions
He L, Steinocher H, Shelar A, Cohen EB, Heim EN, Kragelund BB, Grigoryan G, DiMaio D. Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions. ELife 2017, 6: e27701. PMID: 28869036, PMCID: PMC5597333, DOI: 10.7554/elife.27701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsErythropoietin receptorTransmembrane proteinTransmembrane protein-protein interactionsTMD interactionsModel transmembrane proteinMouse erythropoietin receptorHuman erythropoietin receptorSingle methyl groupGrowth factor independenceSide chain methyl groupsCellular processesMouse cellsFactor independenceChain methyl groupsIntrinsic specificityToggle switchTraptamersMethyl groupProteinReceptor activitySpecific positionsReceptorsSpecificityOligomerization
1998
VIROCRINE TRANSFORMATION: The Intersection Between Viral Transforming Proteins and Cellular Signal Transduction Pathways
DiMaio D, Lai C, Klein O. VIROCRINE TRANSFORMATION: The Intersection Between Viral Transforming Proteins and Cellular Signal Transduction Pathways. Annual Review Of Microbiology 1998, 52: 397-421. PMID: 9891803, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.52.1.397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingBovine papillomavirus 1CattleCell Transformation, ViralHerpesvirus 4, HumanMiceOncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaReceptors, ErythropoietinReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSignal TransductionViral Envelope ProteinsViral Matrix ProteinsViral ProteinsConceptsCellular signal transduction pathwaysSignal transduction pathwaysTransduction pathwaysPlatelet-derived growth factor beta receptorPolyoma virus middle T antigenCellular signal transductionViral transforming proteinsCellular signaling pathwaysViral transformationMiddle T antigenGrowth factor beta receptorReceptor tyrosine kinasesTransforming proteinSignal transductionE5 proteinTumor necrosis factor receptorErythropoietin receptorTyrosine kinaseSignaling pathwaysCell transformationDiverse virusesNecrosis factor receptorViral oncoproteinsSpleen focusT antigen