Nucleophosmin integrates within the nucleolus via multi-modal interactions with proteins displaying R-rich linear motifs and rRNA

DM Mitrea, JA Cika, CS Guy, D Ban, PR Banerjee… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
The nucleolus is a membrane-less organelle formed through liquid-liquid phase separation
of its components from the surrounding nucleoplasm. Here, we show that nucleophosmin …

Solution structure of discoidal high-density lipoprotein particles with a shortened apolipoprotein AI

S Bibow, Y Polyhach, C Eichmann, CN Chi… - Nature structural & …, 2017 - nature.com
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles are cholesterol and lipid transport containers.
Mature HDL particles destined for the liver develop through the formation of intermediate …

Solution NMR views of dynamical ordering of biomacromolecules

T Ikeya, D Ban, D Lee, Y Ito, K Kato… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background To understand the mechanisms related to the 'dynamical ordering'of
macromolecules and biological systems, it is crucial to monitor, in detail, molecular …

Isotope-labeling strategies for solution NMR studies of macromolecular assemblies

H Zhang, H van Ingen - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Modern NMR methods have enabled detailed characterization of large protein
complexes.•NMR-active isotopes are incorporated uniformly or in defined parts of a …

Micelles, bicelles, and nanodiscs: comparing the impact of membrane mimetics on membrane protein backbone dynamics

L Frey, NA Lakomek, R Riek… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Detergents are often used to investigate the structure and dynamics of membrane proteins.
Whereas the structural integrity seems to be preserved in detergents for many membrane …

Triterpenoids manipulate a broad range of virus-host fusion via wrapping the HR2 domain prevalent in viral envelopes

L Si, K Meng, Z Tian, J Sun, H Li, Z Zhang… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
A trimer-of-hairpins motif has been identified in triggering virus-cell fusion within a variety of
viral envelopes. Chemically manipulating such a motif represents current repertoire of viral …

NMR Characterization of the Papain-like Protease from SARS-CoV-2 Identifies the Conformational Heterogeneity in Its Inhibitor-Binding Site

Y Shiraishi, I Shimada - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
Papain-like protease (PLpro) from severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) is a prime target for the development of antivirals for Coronavirus disease 2019 …

Viral fusion protein transmembrane domain adopts β-strand structure to facilitate membrane topological changes for virus–cell fusion

H Yao, MW Lee, AJ Waring… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The C-terminal transmembrane domain (TMD) of viral fusion proteins such as HIV gp41 and
influenza hemagglutinin (HA) is traditionally viewed as a passive α-helical anchor of the …

Oligomeric structure and three-dimensional fold of the HIV gp41 membrane-proximal external region and transmembrane domain in phospholipid bilayers

B Kwon, M Lee, AJ Waring, M Hong - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The HIV-1 glycoprotein, gp41, mediates fusion of the virus lipid envelope with the target cell
membrane during virus entry into cells. Despite extensive studies of this protein, inconsistent …

Structural and dynamic insights into the energetics of activation loop rearrangement in FGFR1 kinase

T Klein, N Vajpai, JJ Phillips, G Davies… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Protein tyrosine kinases differ widely in their propensity to undergo rearrangements of the N-
terminal Asp–Phe–Gly (DFG) motif of the activation loop, with some, including FGFR1 …