Optimizing the Photocontrol of bZIP Coiled Coils with Azobenzene Crosslinkers: Role of the Crosslinking Site

ChemBioChem ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 1757-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Ali ◽  
Matthew W. Forbes ◽  
G. Andrew Woolley
2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (46) ◽  
pp. 20625-20629
Author(s):  
Tyler B. J. Pinter ◽  
Elizabeth C. Manickas ◽  
Audrey E. Tolbert ◽  
Karl J. Koebke ◽  
Aniruddha Deb ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
J. Paul Kirwan ◽  
Stan C. Kwok ◽  
Susanna McReynolds ◽  
Janine Mills ◽  
David Osguthorpe ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 280 (5) ◽  
pp. 897-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregg R. Dieckmann ◽  
Donald K. McRorie ◽  
James D. Lear ◽  
Kim A. Sharp ◽  
William F. DeGrado ◽  
...  
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Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 7589-7596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Ma ◽  
Sinan Keten

Phase separation in micelles made up of mixtures of tri- and tetra-meric coiled coils with alkyl and PEG conjugates.


Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (15) ◽  
pp. 5853-5861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Wexler-Cohen ◽  
Kelly Sackett ◽  
Yechiel Shai
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2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 451-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie D. Ohi ◽  
Craig W. Vander Kooi ◽  
Joshua A. Rosenberg ◽  
Liping Ren ◽  
Justin P. Hirsch ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT U-box-containing Prp19p is an integral component of the Prp19p-associated complex (the nineteen complex, or NTC) that is essential for activation of the spliceosome. Prp19p makes numerous protein-protein contacts with other NTC components and is required for NTC stability. Here we show that Prp19p forms a tetramer in vitro and in vivo and we map the domain required for its oligomerization to a central tetrameric coiled-coil. Biochemical and in vivo analyses are consistent with Prp19p tetramerization providing an interaction surface for a single copy of its binding partner, Cef1p. Electron microscopy showed that the isolated Prp19p tetramer is an elongated particle consisting of four globular WD40 domains held together by a central stalk consisting of four N-terminal U-boxes and four coiled-coils. These structural and functional data provide a basis for understanding the role of Prp19p as a key architectural component of the NTC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. eabg0465
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Dijkman ◽  
Tanja Marzluf ◽  
Yingyi Zhang ◽  
Shih-Ying Scott Chang ◽  
Dominic Helm ◽  
...  

The merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) is the most abundant protein on the surface of the erythrocyte-invading Plasmodium merozoite, the causative agent of malaria. MSP-1 is essential for merozoite formation, entry into and escape from erythrocytes, and is a promising vaccine candidate. Here, we present monomeric and dimeric structures of full-length MSP-1. MSP-1 adopts an unusual fold with a large central cavity. Its fold includes several coiled-coils and shows structural homology to proteins associated with membrane and cytoskeleton interactions. MSP-1 formed dimers through these domains in a concentration-dependent manner. Dimerization is affected by the presence of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton protein spectrin, which may compete for the dimerization interface. Our work provides structural insights into the possible mode of interaction of MSP-1 with erythrocytes and establishes a framework for future investigations into the role of MSP-1 in Plasmodium infection and immunity.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinsook Ahn ◽  
Soyeon Jeong ◽  
So-mi Kang ◽  
Inseong Jo ◽  
Bum-Joon Park ◽  
...  

AbstractIntermediate filaments (IFs) commonly have structural elements of a central α-helical coiled-coil domain consisting of coil 1a, coil 1b, coil 2, and their flanking linkers. Recently, crystal structure of a long lamin A/C fragment was determined and showed detailed features of a tetrameric unit. The structure further suggested a new binding mode between tetramers, designated eA22, where a parallel overlap of coil 1a and coil 2 is the key interaction. In this study, we investigated the biochemical effects of genetic mutations causing human diseases, focusing on the eA22 interaction. The mutant proteins exhibited either weakened or augmented interactions between coil 1a and coil 2. The ensuing biochemical results indicated that the interaction requires the separation of the coiled-coils in N-terminal of coil 1a and C-terminal of coil 2, coupled with the structural transition in the central α-helical rod domain. This study provides insight into the role of coil 1a as a molecular regulator in elongation of the IF proteins.


Cell ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 143 (7) ◽  
pp. 1121-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Fiumara ◽  
Luana Fioriti ◽  
Eric R. Kandel ◽  
Wayne A. Hendrickson
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