[HTML][HTML] Transmembrane β-barrels: Evolution, folding and energetics

D Chaturvedi, R Mahalakshmi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
The biogenesis of transmembrane β-barrels (outer membrane proteins, or OMPs) is an
elaborate multistep orchestration of the nascent polypeptide with translocases, barrel …

Cysteine oxidations in mitochondrial membrane proteins: the case of VDAC isoforms in mammals

S Reina, MGG Pittalà, F Guarino, A Messina… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cysteine residues are reactive amino acids that can undergo several modifications driven by
redox reagents. Mitochondria are the source of an abundant production of radical species …

[HTML][HTML] VDAC3 as a sensor of oxidative state of the intermembrane space of mitochondria: the putative role of cysteine residue modifications

S Reina, V Checchetto, R Saletti, A Gupta… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Voltage-Dependent Anion selective Channels (VDAC) are pore-forming
mitochondrial outer membrane proteins. In mammals VDAC3, the least characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Role of cysteines in mammalian VDAC isoforms' function

V De Pinto, S Reina, A Gupta, A Messina… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this mini-review, we analyze the influence of cysteines in the structure and activity of
mitochondrial outer membrane mammalian VDAC isoforms. The three VDAC isoforms show …

[HTML][HTML] VDAC3 gating is activated by suppression of disulfide-bond formation between the N-terminal region and the bottom of the pore

M Okazaki, K Kurabayashi, M Asanuma, Y Saito… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
The voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs), VDAC1, VDAC2, and VDAC3, are pore-
forming proteins that control metabolite flux between mitochondria and cytoplasm. VDAC1 …

Succination is increased on select proteins in the brainstem of the NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 4 (Ndufs4) knockout mouse, a model of Leigh …

GG Piroli, AM Manuel, AC Clapper, MD Walla… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2016 - ASBMB
Elevated fumarate concentrations as a result of Krebs cycle inhibition lead to increases in
protein succination, an irreversible post-translational modification that occurs when fumarate …

Cellular interactome of mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels: oligomerization and channel (mis) regulation

A Khan, G Kuriachan… - ACS Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) of the outer mitochondrial membrane are
known conventionally as metabolite flux proteins. However, research findings in the past …

Folding and stability of integral membrane proteins in amphipols

JH Kleinschmidt, JL Popot - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Amphipols (APols) are a family of amphipathic polymers designed to keep transmembrane
proteins (TMPs) soluble in aqueous solutions in the absence of detergent. APols have …

Voltage-dependent anion channels: the wizard of the mitochondrial outer membrane

B Mertins, G Psakis, LO Essen - Biological chemistry, 2014 - degruyter.com
Voltage dependent anion channels (VDACs) are the most abundant proteins in the outer
mitochondrial membrane. Although they are essential in metabolite exchange, cell defense …

Mitochondrial VDAC2 and cell homeostasis: highlighting hidden structural features and unique functionalities

SR Maurya, R Mahalakshmi - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Voltage‐dependent anion channels (VDACs) are the gateway to mitochondrial processes,
interlinking the cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments. The mitochondrion acts as a …