Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Roberts, Mary F."
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Interfacial Aromatics Mediating Cation-π Interactions with Choline-Containing Lipids Can Contribute as Much to Peripheral Protein Affinity for Membranes as Aromatics Inserted below the Phosphates
Waheed, Qaiser; Khan, Hanif Muhammad; He, Tao; Roberts, Mary F.; Gershenson, Anne; Reuter, Nathalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Membrane-binding interfaces of peripheral proteins are restricted to a small part of their exposed surface, so the ability to engage in strong selective interactions with membrane lipids at various depths in the interface, ... -
Phosphatidylcholine Cation—Tyrosine π Complexes: Motifs for Membrane Binding by a Bacterial Phospholipase C
Roberts, Mary F.; Gershenson, Anne; Reuter, Nathalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-21)Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) enzymes are a virulence factor in many Gram-positive organisms. The specific activity of the Bacillus thuringiensis PI-PLC is significantly increased by adding ... -
A Role for Weak Electrostatic Interactions in Peripheral Membrane Protein Binding
Khan, Hanif Muhammad; He, Tao; Fuglebakk, Edvin; Grauffel, Cédric; Yang, Boqian; Roberts, Mary F.; Gershenson, Anne; Reuter, Nathalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)Bacillus thuringiensis phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (BtPI-PLC) is a secreted virulence factor that binds specifically to phosphatidylcholine (PC) bilayers containing negatively charged phospholipids. ...