Crystal structure and biochemical analyses reveal Beclin 1 as a novel membrane binding protein

Cell Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 473-489

  Huang, Weijiao ^a,b   Choi, Wooyoung ^a,b   Hu, Wanqiu ^a,b   Mi, Na ^a,b   Guo, Qiang ^b   Ma, Meisheng ^a,b   Liu, Mei ^a,b   Tian, Yuan ^a,b   Lu, Peilong ^a,b   Wang, Feng Liang ^c   Deng, Haiteng ^a   Liu, Lei ^a,c   Gao, Ning ^b   Yu, Li ^a,b   Shi, Yigong ^a,b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b Center for Structural Biology   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

autophagy; Beclin 1; crystal structure; membrane binding; membrane deformation; omegasome

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; BECN1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS;

EID: 84862777560     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.24     Document Type: Article

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