2002
Molecular basis of sequence‐specific single‐stranded DNA recognition by KH domains: solution structure of a complex between hnRNP K KH3 and single‐stranded DNA
Braddock DT, Baber JL, Levens D, Clore GM. Molecular basis of sequence‐specific single‐stranded DNA recognition by KH domains: solution structure of a complex between hnRNP K KH3 and single‐stranded DNA. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 3476-3485. PMID: 12093748, PMCID: PMC126100, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDNA HelicasesDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein KHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSolutionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsKH domainsDNA recognitionHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein KK homology domainSolution structureProtein-ssDNA complexResidues N-terminalHomology domainKH3 domainGXXG motifKH4 domainsMolecular basisN-terminalCytosine basesIsoleucine residueAmino acidsKH3Crucial roleComplexesTetradsDomainDNAMotifMethyl groupResidues
1994
Structural and thermodynamic characterization of a bioactive peptide model of apolipoprotein E: side-chain lactam bridges to constrain the conformation.
Luo P, Braddock D, Subramanian R, Meredith S, Lynn D. Structural and thermodynamic characterization of a bioactive peptide model of apolipoprotein E: side-chain lactam bridges to constrain the conformation. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 12367-77. PMID: 7918459, DOI: 10.1021/bi00207a003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide-chain lactam bridgePeptide modelsAlpha-helical peptidesLoss of entropyModel peptidesBioactive structuresNMR dataAlpha-helical structureLactam constraintsConformational flexibilityLactam bridgeKcal/Thermodynamic characterizationAlpha-helical domainBiological activityPlasma lipoprotein clearanceUnfolded stateCell surface receptorsBiological functionsPeptidesSurface receptorsStructureResiduesCentral bendCritical role