Plasma membrane compartmentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae [PDF]
, 2009 In the plasma membrane of cells the complex variety of components is sorted into subcompartments, microdomains and nanoclusters. We only begin to understand the principles of this higher order.
Großmann, Guido
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Functional implications of the exon 9 splice insert in GluK1 kainate receptors
eLifeKainate receptors are key modulators of synaptic transmission and plasticity in the central nervous system. Different kainate receptor isoforms with distinct spatiotemporal expressions have been identified in the brain.
Surbhi Dhingra +3 more
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Structure and function of H+/K+ pump mutants reveal Na+/K+ pump mechanisms
Nature Communications, 2022 Here, the authors study ion transport mechanisms by introducing mutations to convert an electroneutral proton/potassium pump into a prototypical electrogenic sodium/potassium pump, explaining their selectivity and phosphorylation mechanisms.
Victoria C. Young +6 more
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Cells, 2021 Zinc constitutes the second most abundant transition metal in the human body, and it is implicated in numerous cellular processes, including cell division, DNA and protein synthesis as well as for the catalytic activity of many enzymes.
Eva Ramos Becares +3 more
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Cell-free protein synthesis of membrane (1,3)-beta-D-glucan (curdlan) synthase: Co-translational insertion in liposomes and reconstitution in nanodiscs [PDF]
, 2013 A membrane-embedded curdlan synthase (CrdS) from Agrobacterium is believed to catalyse a repetitive addition of glucosyl residues from UDP-glucose to produce the (1,3)-β-d-glucan (curdlan) polymer.
Mertens, Haydyn D.T. +15 more
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A mechanism of protein localization : the signal hypothesis and bacteria [PDF]
, 1980 We are studying the molecular mechanism of cellular protein localization. The availability of genetic techniques, such as gene fusion in Escherichia coli, has made this problem particularly amenable to study in this prokaryote.
Hall, M. N. +5 more
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Inhibition by Commercial Aminoglycosides of Human Connexin Hemichannels Expressed in Bacteria
Molecules, 2017 In addition to gap junctional channels that mediate cell-to-cell communication, connexins form hemichannels that are present at the plasma membrane. Since hemichannels are permeable to small hydrophilic compounds, including metabolites and signaling ...
Mariana C. Fiori +4 more
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Membrane Lipids and the Conformations of Membrane Proteins [PDF]
The Journal of General Physiology, 1969 The general relations between protein conformation and the optical activity of peptide chromophores are outlined and applied to the analysis of the optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism of the plasma membranes of human erythrocytes and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells.
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TIM23-mediated insertion of transmembrane alpha-helices into the mitochondrial inner membrane [PDF]
, 2011 While overall hydrophobicity is generally recognized as the main characteristic of transmembrane (TM) alpha-helices, the only membrane system for which there are detailed quantitative data on how different amino acids contribute to the overall efficiency
Koji Yamano +22 more
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Membrane systems with proteins embedded in membranes
Theoretical Computer Science, 2008 Membrane computing is a biologically inspired computational paradigm. Motivated by brane calculi we investigate membrane systems which differ from conventional membrane systems by the following features: (1) biomolecules (proteins) can move through the regions of the systems, and can attach onto (and de-attach from) membranes, and (2) membranes can ...
Robert Brijder +4 more
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