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ReviewThe FEBS journal2014

Examining weak protein-protein interactions in start codon recognition via NMR spectroscopy.

Rafael E Luna, Sabine R Akabayov, Joshua J Ziarek, Gerhard Wagner

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafael E LunaDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sabine R Akabayov
Joshua J Ziarek
Gerhard Wagner
Harvard University · US

Funding

T CELL SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION COMPLEXESP01GM047467 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAGNER, GERHARD · 1992 to 2017
$28.6M
STRUCTURAL BASIS OF TRANSLATION INITIATION BY EIF-4ER01CA068262 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAGNER, GERHARD · 1996 to 2015
$3.6M
STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR SCAP/SREBP INTERACTIONF32GM103005 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ZIAREK, JOSHUA JAMES · 2012 to 2014
$156k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA068262NCI NIH HHS R01CA068262NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM103005NIGMS NIH HHS F32GM103005NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM047467NIGMS NIH HHS P01GM047467
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weak protein-protein interactions are critical in numerous biological processes. Unfortunately, they are difficult to characterize due to the high concentrations required for the production and detection of the complex population. The inherent sensitivity of NMR spectroscopy to the chemical environment makes it an excellent tool to tackle this problem. NMR permits the exploration of interactions over a range of affinities, yielding essential insights into dynamic biological processes. The conversion of messanger RNA to protein is one such process that requires the coordinated association of many low-affinity proteins. During start codon recognition, eukaryotic initiation factors assemble into high-order complexes that bind messanger RNA and bring it to the ribosome for decoding. Many of the structures of the eukaryotic initiation factors have been determined; however, little is known regarding the weak binary complexes formed and their structure-function mechanisms. Herein, we use start codon recognition as a model system to review the relevant NMR methods for the characterization of weak interactions and the development of small molecule inhibitors.

Indexed as

Codon, InitiatorMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyProtein BindingProteinsCodon, InitiatorProteinschemical shift perturbationcross saturationfragment based screeninginitiation factorsnuclear magnetic resonanceparamagnetic relaxation enhancementresidual dipolar couplingssmall angle X-Ray scattering reconstitution assaytranslation initiationweak interactions

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PMID24393460
PMCPMC3991732
OpenAlexW2011765082

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