2021
Classification, structural biology, and applications of mucin domain-targeting proteases
Shon DJ, Kuo A, Ferracane MJ, Malaker SA. Classification, structural biology, and applications of mucin domain-targeting proteases. Biochemical Journal 2021, 478: 1585-1603. PMID: 33909028, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass of proteinsHost-microbe interfaceImmunoglobulin A (IgA) proteaseThreonine residuesGlycan repertoireStructural biologyDistinct bacteriaGlycan structuresSource of nutrientsHinge regionProteaseIgA proteaseIntricate interplayMucosal environmentColonizationStructural featuresMutualistsMucosal colonizationEpithelial surfaceBacterial colonizationMicrobesTranslocation of microbes
2016
Identification and Characterization of Complex Glycosylated Peptides Presented by the MHC Class II Processing Pathway in Melanoma
Malaker SA, Ferracane MJ, Depontieu FR, Zarling AL, Shabanowitz J, Bai DL, Topalian SL, Engelhard VH, Hunt DF. Identification and Characterization of Complex Glycosylated Peptides Presented by the MHC Class II Processing Pathway in Melanoma. Journal Of Proteome Research 2016, 16: 228-237. PMID: 27550523, PMCID: PMC5218890, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCarbohydrate SequenceCell Line, TumorComplementarity Determining RegionsCrystallography, X-RayDisulfidesGlycopeptidesGlycosylationHLA-DR AntigensHumansMelanocytesModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsThermodynamics