Solid-state NMR: Methods for biological solids

S Ahlawat, KR Mote, NA Lakomek… - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the last two decades, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy has
transformed from a spectroscopic technique investigating small molecules and industrial …

Protein data bank: a comprehensive review of 3D structure holdings and worldwide utilization by researchers, educators, and students

SK Burley, HM Berman, JM Duarte, Z Feng, JW Flatt… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB),
funded by the United States National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and …

Perturbations of native membrane protein structure in alkyl phosphocholine detergents: a critical assessment of NMR and biophysical studies

C Chipot, F Dehez, JR Schnell, N Zitzmann… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins perform a host of vital cellular functions. Deciphering the molecular
mechanisms whereby they fulfill these functions requires detailed biophysical and structural …

Solution NMR: A powerful tool for structural and functional studies of membrane proteins in reconstituted environments

R Puthenveetil, O Vinogradova - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
A third of the genes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes encode membrane proteins that
are either essential for signal transduction and solute transport or function as scaffold …

Coiled-coil design: updated and upgraded

DN Woolfson - Fibrous Proteins: Structures and Mechanisms, 2017 - Springer
Abstract α-Helical coiled coils are ubiquitous protein-folding and protein-interaction domains
in which two or more α-helical chains come together to form bundles. Through a …

Bent into shape: Folded peptides to mimic protein structure and modulate protein function

HI Merritt, N Sawyer, PS Arora - Peptide Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Protein secondary and tertiary structure mimics have served as model systems to probe
biophysical parameters that guide protein folding and as attractive reagents to modulate …

Solid-state NMR of membrane proteins in lipid bilayers: to spin or not to spin?

T Gopinath, D Weber, S Wang, E Larsen… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Membrane proteins mediate a plethora of cellular functions and represent
important targets for drug development. Unlike soluble proteins, membrane proteins require …

[HTML][HTML] Epac, a positive or negative signaling molecule in cardiovascular diseases

YQ Tan, J Li, HW Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability, and has
always been a hotspot in clinical and scientific research. The illness brings a heavy …

Fat SIRAH: coarse-grained phospholipids to explore membrane–protein dynamics

EE Barrera, MR Machado… - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The capability to handle highly heterogeneous molecular assemblies in a consistent manner
is among the greatest challenges faced when deriving simulation parameters. This is …

Structural basis for allosteric control of the SERCA-Phospholamban membrane complex by Ca2+ and phosphorylation

DK Weber, UV Reddy, S Wang, EK Larsen, T Gopinath… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Phospholamban (PLN) is a mini-membrane protein that directly controls the cardiac Ca2+-
transport response to β-adrenergic stimulation, thus modulating cardiac output during the …