[PDF][PDF] Modulation of the Hsp90 chaperone cycle by a stringent client protein

…, L Freiburger, DA Rutz, M Krause, BK Zierer, S Alvira… - Molecular cell, 2014 - cell.com
Hsp90 is the most abundant molecular chaperone in the eukaryotic cell. One of the most
stringent clients is the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), whose in vivo function strictly depends on …

[HTML][HTML] Structural characterization of the substrate transfer mechanism in Hsp70/Hsp90 folding machinery mediated by Hop

S Alvira, J Cuéllar, A Röhl, S Yamamoto, H Itoh… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
In eukarya, chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90 act coordinately in the folding and maturation of
a range of key proteins with the help of several co-chaperones, especially Hop. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Structural mechanism for tyrosine hydroxylase inhibition by dopamine and reactivation by Ser40 phosphorylation

…, M Marcilla, K Teigen, S Alvira… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of dopamine (DA)
and other catecholamines, and its dysfunction leads to DA deficiency and parkinsonisms. …

Membrane protein insertion and assembly by the bacterial holo-translocon SecYEG–SecDF–YajC–YidC

J Komar, S Alvira, RJ Schulze, R Martin… - Biochemical …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Protein secretion and membrane insertion occur through the ubiquitous Sec machinery. In
this system, insertion involves the targeting of translating ribosomes via the signal recognition …

Arc is a flexible modular protein capable of reversible self-oligomerization

…, HJ Bustad, MI Flydal, V Mariaule, S Alvira… - Biochemical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
The immediate early gene product Arc (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein)
is posited as a master regulator of long-term synaptic plasticity and memory. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-membrane association of the Sec and BAM translocons for bacterial outer-membrane biogenesis

S Alvira, DW Watkins, LA Troman, WJ Allen… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The outer-membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is critical for surface adhesion, pathogenicity,
antibiotic resistance and survival. The major constituent – hydrophobic β-barrel Outer-…

[HTML][HTML] Engineering protein assemblies with allosteric control via monomer fold-switching

LA Campos, R Sharma, S Alvira, FM Ruiz… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The macromolecular machines of life use allosteric control to self-assemble, dissociate and
change shape in response to signals. Despite enormous interest, the design of nanoscale …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of the carboxy-terminal region of the bacteriophage T4 proximal long tail fiber protein Gp34

M Granell, M Namura, S Alvira, S Kanamaru… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Long tail fibers of bacteriophage T4 are formed by proteins gp34, gp35, gp36, and gp37,
with gp34 located at the phage-proximal end and gp37 at the phage-distal, receptor-binding …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation dependence and stoichiometry of the complex formed by tyrosine hydroxylase and 14-3-3γ

R Kleppe, S Rosati, A Jorge-Finnigan, S Alvira… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2014 - ASBMB
Phosphorylated tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) can form complexes with 14-3-3 proteins, resulting
in enzyme activation and stabilization. Although TH was among the first binding partners …

Membrane protein biogenesis by the EMC

S Alvira, RA Corey, I Collinson, K Römisch - The EMBO Journal, 2021 - embopress.org
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