2000
Design of single-layer β-sheets without a hydrophobic core
Koide S, Huang X, Link K, Koide A, Bu Z, Engelman D. Design of single-layer β-sheets without a hydrophobic core. Nature 2000, 403: 456-460. PMID: 10667801, DOI: 10.1038/35000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-layer β-sheetΒ-sheetHydrophobic coreΒ-sheet segmentsProtein foldingHydrogen-deuterium exchangeOuter surface protein AΒ-sheet structureChemical denaturationSmall-angle X-rayProtein AFoldingMain thermodynamic driving forceSurface protein ABorrelia burgdorferiNuclear magnetic resonanceThermodynamic driving forceMisfoldingNonpolar moietiesHydrophobic effectSolvent resultsProteinAdjacent unitsDenaturationVariants
1999
A Method for Determining Transmembrane Helix Association and Orientation in Detergent Micelles Using Small Angle X-Ray Scattering
Bu Z, Engelman D. A Method for Determining Transmembrane Helix Association and Orientation in Detergent Micelles Using Small Angle X-Ray Scattering. Biophysical Journal 1999, 77: 1064-1073. PMID: 10423450, PMCID: PMC1300396, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(99)76956-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiophysical PhenomenaBiophysicsButyratesDetergentsDimerizationElectrochemistryGlycophorinsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane ProteinsMicellesMolecular WeightMutationProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsScattering, RadiationSolutionsSolventsX-RaysConceptsDetergent micellesTransmembrane domainAlpha-helical transmembrane domainsSolution small-angle X-ray scatteringTransmembrane helix associationSolution small-angle X-rayHuman erythrocyte glycophorin ASmall-angle X-ray scatteringMembrane proteinsTransmembrane proteinErythrocyte glycophorin ACarboxyl terminusHelix associationAngle X-ray scatteringGlycophorin AStaphylococcal nucleaseSmall-angle X-rayProteinModel systemMicelle contributionX-ray scatteringAngle X-rayDimerizationGyration analysisN-dodecyl
1995
Small angle x-ray scattering studies of magnetically oriented lipid bilayers
Hare B, Prestegard J, Engelman D. Small angle x-ray scattering studies of magnetically oriented lipid bilayers. Biophysical Journal 1995, 69: 1891-1896. PMID: 8580332, PMCID: PMC1236422, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)80059-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear magnetic resonanceLipid bilayersMembrane-associated moleculesBilayer thicknessLipid particlesSmall-angle X-rayX-ray scatteringAngle X-rayNMR dataDLPC vesiclesOrientational parametersX-ray solutionMolar ratioPhospholipid moleculesStructural studiesOrientational energyPhospholipid bilayersAnalogue 3MoleculesBilayersInterparticle spacingX-rayMagnetic resonanceParticlesComplexes
1992
Truncated staphylococcal nuclease is compact but disordered.
Flanagan J, Kataoka M, Shortle D, Engelman D. Truncated staphylococcal nuclease is compact but disordered. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 748-752. PMID: 1731350, PMCID: PMC48316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.2.748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete folding pathwayWild-type levelsCarboxyl-terminal deletionsSecondary structural featuresNative-like conformationPersistent secondary structureProtein foldsCarboxyl terminusFolding pathwaysPolypeptide chainSecondary structureAmino acidsStaphylococcal nucleaseSmall-angle X-rayNuclear magnetic resonanceCircular dichroismPhysiological conditionsNucleasePotent inhibitorDeletionSolvent exclusionMolecules resultsStructural featuresPresence of calciumRibosomes
1991
Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of calmodulin mutants with deletions in the linker region of the central helix indicate that the linker region retains a predominantly alpha-helical conformation.
Kataoka M, Head J, Persechini A, Kretsinger R, Engelman D. Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of calmodulin mutants with deletions in the linker region of the central helix indicate that the linker region retains a predominantly alpha-helical conformation. Biochemistry 1991, 30: 1188-92. PMID: 1991098, DOI: 10.1021/bi00219a004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinker regionCentral helixCalcium-dependent conformational changeWild-type proteinCentral linker regionSmall-angle X-rayAlpha-helical conformationGlu-84Calmodulin mutantsMutant formsGlu-83Wild typeMutantsNative proteinConformational changesCalmodulinProteinSer-81DeletionPresence of Ca2Binding of melittinSignificant size changesGlobular conformationRadius of gyrationHelix
1979
Substrate binding closes the cleft between the domains of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase.
Pickover C, McKay D, Engelman D, Steitz T. Substrate binding closes the cleft between the domains of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1979, 254: 11323-11329. PMID: 387770, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)86488-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYeast phosphoglycerate kinasePhosphoglycerate kinaseConformational changesTernary complexSubstrate bindingHinge motionKinaseSubstrate MgATPCleft closureSmall-angle X-raySeparate bindingRadius of gyrationAngle X-rayMgATPBindingApparent similarityComplexesCleftEnzymeObserved changesHexokinaseGyration decreasesDomainSimilaritySmall angle X-ray scattering of dimeric yeast hexokinase in solution.
McDonald R, Engelman D, Steitz T. Small angle X-ray scattering of dimeric yeast hexokinase in solution. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1979, 254: 2942-2943. PMID: 372185, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)30165-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research