Phosphatidylinositol (4, 5) bisphosphate: diverse functions at the plasma membrane

M Katan, S Cockcroft - Essays in biochemistry, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Abstract Phosphatidylinositol (4, 5) bisphosphate (PI (4, 5) P2) has become a major focus in
biochemistry, cell biology and physiology owing to its diverse functions at the plasma …

Epidemiology and Characteristics of Elizabethkingia spp. Infections in Southeast Asia

A Zajmi, J Teo, CC Yeo - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Elizabethkingia spp. is a ubiquitous pathogenic bacterium that has been identified as the
causal agent for a variety of conditions such as meningitis, pneumonia, necrotizing fasciitis …

Phospholipase C families: Common themes and versatility in physiology and pathology

M Katan, S Cockcroft - Progress in lipid research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase Cs (PLCs) are expressed in all
mammalian cells and play critical roles in signal transduction. To obtain a comprehensive …

Defining the subcellular distribution and metabolic channeling of phosphatidylinositol

JG Pemberton, YJ Kim, J Humpolickova… - Journal of Cell …, 2020 - rupress.org
Phosphatidylinositol (PI) is an essential structural component of eukaryotic membranes that
also serves as the common precursor for polyphosphoinositide (PPIn) lipids. Despite the …

Capturing choline–aromatics cation− π interactions in the MARTINI force field

HM Khan, PCT Souza, S Thallmair… - Journal of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cation− π interactions play an important role in biomolecular recognition, including
interactions between membrane phosphatidylcholine lipids and aromatic amino acids of …

Molecular Mechanism of P53 Peptide Permeation through Lipid Membranes from Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

M Li, J Li, X Lu, R Schroder… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Macrocyclic peptides show promise in targeting high-value therapeutically relevant binding
sites due to their high affinity and specificity. However, their clinical application is often …

Dissecting peripheral protein-membrane interfaces

T Tubiana, I Sillitoe, C Orengo… - PLOS Computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Peripheral membrane proteins (PMPs) include a wide variety of proteins that have in
common to bind transiently to the chemically complex interfacial region of membranes …

Cytochrome c nitrite reductase from the bacterium Geobacter lovleyi represents a new NrfA subclass

J Campeciño, S Lagishetty, Z Wawrzak… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Cytochrome c nitrite reductase (NrfA) catalyzes the reduction of nitrite to ammonium in the
dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) pathway, a process that competes with …

Interfacial aromatics mediating cation− π interactions with choline-containing lipids can contribute as much to peripheral protein affinity for membranes as aromatics …

Q Waheed, HM Khan, T He, M Roberts… - The journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane-binding interfaces of peripheral proteins are restricted to a small part of their
exposed surface, so the ability to engage in strong selective interactions with membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Phospholipase A2 way to hydrolysis: Dint formation, hydrophobic mismatch, and lipid exclusion

AS Alekseeva, PE Volynsky, NA Krylov… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) exerts a wide range of biological effects and attracts a lot
of attention of researchers. Two sites are involved in manifestation of PLA2 enzymatic …