Advances to tackle backbone flexibility in protein docking

A Harmalkar, JJ Gray - Current opinion in structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Computational docking methods can provide structural models of protein–protein
complexes, but protein backbone flexibility upon association often thwarts accurate …

[HTML][HTML] Nothing regular about the regulins: Distinct functional properties of SERCA transmembrane peptide regulatory subunits

N Rathod, JJ Bak, JO Primeau, MLE Fisher… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) is responsible for maintaining
calcium homeostasis in all eukaryotic cells by actively transporting calcium from the cytosol …

Interaction of DWORF with SERCA and PLB as determined by EPR spectroscopy

MD Rustad, O Roopnarine, RL Cornea… - … and biophysical research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insufficient sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) activity significantly
contributes to heart failure, which is a leading cause of death worldwide. A characteristic …

FXYD proteins and sodium pump regulatory mechanisms

JQ Yap, J Seflova, R Sweazey, P Artigas… - Journal of General …, 2021 - rupress.org
The sodium/potassium-ATPase (NKA) is the enzyme that establishes gradients of sodium
and potassium across the plasma membrane. NKA activity is tightly regulated for different …

Inhibitory and stimulatory micropeptides preferentially bind to different conformations of the cardiac calcium pump

SR Cleary, X Fang, EE Cho, MP Pribadi… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
The ATP-dependent ion pump sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+-ATPase (SERCA)
sequesters Ca 2+ in the endoplasmic reticulum to establish a reservoir for cell signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Dilated cardiomyopathy variant R14del increases phospholamban pentamer stability, blunting dynamic regulation of calcium

SR Cleary, ACT Teng, AD Kongmeneck, X Fang… - Journal of Biological …, 2025 - Elsevier
The sarco (endo) plasmic reticulum Ca 2+ ATPase (SERCA) is a membrane transporter that
creates and maintains intracellular Ca 2+ stores. In the heart, SERCA is regulated by an …

Induced fit with replica exchange improves protein complex structure prediction

A Harmalkar, SP Mahajan, JJ Gray - PLoS computational biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Despite the progress in prediction of protein complexes over the last decade, recent blind
protein complex structure prediction challenges revealed limited success rates (less than …

S100A1ct: A Synthetic Peptide Derived From S100A1 Protein Improves Cardiac Performance and Survival in Preclinical Heart Failure Models

D Kehr, J Ritterhoff, M Glaser, L Jarosch, RE Salazar… - Circulation, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: The EF-hand Ca2+ sensor protein S100A1 has been identified as a
molecular regulator and enhancer of cardiac performance. The ability of S100A1 to …

S100A1ct: a synthetic peptide derived from human S100A1 protein improves cardiac contractile performance and survival in pre-clinical heart failure models

D Kehr, J Ritterhoff, M Glaser, L Jarosch, RE Salazar… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Background The EF-hand Ca2+ sensor protein S100A1 has been identified as a
molecular regulator and enhancer of cardiac performance. S100A1's ability to recognize and …

Micropeptide hetero-oligomerization adds complexity to the calcium pump regulatory network

TA Phillips, GT Hauck, MP Pribadi, EE Cho… - Biophysical …, 2023 - cell.com
The sarco (endo) plasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) is an ion transporter that
creates and maintains intracellular calcium stores. SERCA is inhibited or stimulated by …