Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33629497›Full record

ReviewThe FEBS journal2022

Cryo-EM structures of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane complex.

Lin Bai, Huilin Li

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The mechanisms of integral membrane protein biogenesis.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lin BaiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Huilin LiDepartment of Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8085-8928
Peking University · CNVan Andel Institute · US

Funding

The structure and function of eukaryotic protein glycosylation enzymesR01CA231466 · NCI · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Huilin Li · 2018 to 2026
$4.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA231466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transmembrane α-helices of membrane proteins are in general highly hydrophobic, and they enter the lipid bilayer through a lateral gate in the Sec61 translocon. However, some transmembrane α-helices are less hydrophobic and form membrane channels or substrate-binding pockets. Insertion of these amphipathic transmembrane α-helices into the membrane requires the specific membrane-embedded insertase called the endoplasmic reticulum membrane complex (EMC), which is a multi-subunit chaperone distinct from the GET insertase complex. Four recent cryo-electron microscopy studies on the eukaryotic EMC have revealed their remarkable architectural conservation from yeast to humans; a general consensus on the substrate transmembrane helix-binding pocket; and the evolutionary link to the prokaryotic insertases of the tail-anchored membrane proteins. These structures provide a solid framework for future mechanistic investigation.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsIntracellular MembranesMembrane ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesProtein TransportSaccharomyces cerevisiaeMembrane ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesCryo-EMinsertasemembrane protein biogenesismembrane protein foldingstructural biology

Identifiers

PMID33629497
PMCPMC8382784
OpenAlexW3132261440

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