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ArticleBiophysical journal2020

Conformational States of the Cytoprotective Protein Bcl-xL.

Pavel Ryzhov, Ye Tian, Yong Yao, Andrey A Bobkov, Wonpil Im, Francesca M Marassi

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pavel RyzhovCancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California.
Ye TianCancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California.
Yong YaoCancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California.
Andrey A BobkovCancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California.
Wonpil ImDepartments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Francesca M MarassiCancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: fmarassi@sbp.edu.
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USDiscovery Institute · USLehigh University · US

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ELENA B PASQUALE · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
Membrane Protein Effectors of Pathogen Interactions With HostR35GM118186 · NIGMS · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Francesca M Marassi · 2016 to 2026
$8.5M
Molecular mechanism of BCL2-dependent apoptosisR01CA179087 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI HANEIN, DORIT, MARASSI, FRANCESCA M · 2014 to 2018
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NCI NIH HHS R01 CA179087NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bcl-xL is a major inhibitor of apoptosis, a fundamental homeostatic process of programmed cell death that is highly conserved across evolution. Because it plays prominent roles in cancer, Bcl-xL is a major target for anticancer therapy and for studies aimed at understanding its structure and activity. Although Bcl-xL is active primarily at intracellular membranes, most studies have focused on soluble forms of the protein lacking both the membrane-anchoring C-terminal tail and the intrinsically disordered loop, and this has resulted in a fragmented view of the protein's biological activity. Here, we describe the conformation of full-length Bcl-xL. Using NMR spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and isothermal titration calorimetry, we show how the three structural elements affect the protein's structure, dynamics, and ligand-binding activity in both its soluble and membrane-anchored states. The combined data provide information about the molecular basis for the protein's functionality and a view of its complex molecular mechanisms.

Indexed as

ApoptosisMolecular Dynamics Simulationbcl-X ProteinMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyProtein Conformationbcl-X Protein

Identifiers

PMID32888404
PMCPMC7567986
OpenAlexW3065333554

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