Structural features in the heptad substructure and longer range repeats of two-stranded α-fibrous proteins

Aromatic-Aromatic Interaction: A Mechanism of Protein Structure Stabilization

1985 • 2,441 citations

The packing of α-helices: simple coiled-coils

1953 • 1,549 citations

Type I macrophage scavenger receptor contains α-helical and collagen-like coiled coils

1990 • 1,039 citations

Homologies in both primary and secondary structure between nuclear envelope and intermediate filament proteins

1986 • 836 citations

α‐Helical coiled coils and bundles: How to design an α‐helical protein

1990 • 720 citations

Tropomyosin coiled-coil interactions: Evidence for an unstaggered structure

1975 • 670 citations

Periodic charge distributions in the myosin rod amino acid sequence match cross-bridge spacings in muscle

1982 • 464 citations

Coiled-coil fibrous domains mediate ligand binding by macrophage scavenger receptor type II

1990 • 460 citations

The amino acid sequence of chicken muscle desmin provides a common structural model for intermediate filament proteins.

1982 • 432 citations

Compound Helical Configurations of Polypeptide Chains: Structure of Proteins of the α-Keratin Type

1953 • 419 citations

Erythrocyte spectrin is comprised of many homologous triple helical segments

1984 • 418 citations

Two contrary functions of tenascin: Dissection of the active sites by recombinant tenascin fragments

1989 • 415 citations

Neurofilament architecture combines structural principles of intermediate filaments with carboxy-terminal extensions increasing in size between triplet proteins.

1983 • 361 citations

α-Helical coiled coils — a widespread motif in proteins

1986 • 350 citations

Complete amino acid sequence of a mouse epidermal keratin subunit and implications for the structure of intermediate filaments

1983 • 336 citations

The cDNA sequence of a type II cytoskeletal keratin reveals constant and variable structural domains among keratins

1983 • 326 citations

The cDNA sequence of a human epidermal keratin: Divergence of sequence but conservation of structure among intermediate filament proteins

1982 • 298 citations

The human mid-size neurofilament subunit: a repeated protein sequence and the relationship of its gene to the intermediate filament gene family.

1987 • 278 citations

Structure of the human desmoplakins. Implications for function in the desmosomal plaque.

1990 • 275 citations

Complete nucleotide and encoded amino acid sequence of a mammalian myosin heavy chain gene

1986 • 270 citations

Proteinchemical characterization of three structurally distinct domains along the protofilament unit of desmin 10 nm filaments

1982 • 242 citations

The structure and organization of the human heavy neurofilament subunit (NF-H) and the gene encoding it.

1988 • 234 citations

A nerve growth factor-regulated messenger RNA encodes a new intermediate filament protein.

1988 • 232 citations

The structure of the vimentin gene

1983 • 227 citations

The amino acid sequence of rabbit skeletal alpha-tropomyosin. The NH2-terminal half and complete sequence

1978 • 222 citations

Evidence for coiled-coil alpha-helical regions in the long arm of laminin.

1985 • 195 citations

Structure of intermediate filaments

1983 • 195 citations

Genetics, evolution, and expression of the 68,000-mol-wt neurofilament protein: isolation of a cloned cDNA probe.

1985 • 188 citations

Coiled-coils in α-helix-containing proteins: analysis of the residue types within the heptad repeat and the use of these data in the prediction of coiled-coils in other proteins

1982 • 187 citations

Designation of sequences involved in the “coiled-coil” interdomainal connections in fibrinogen: Construction of an atomic scale model

1978 • 184 citations

Amino acid sequences of mouse and human epidermal type II keratins of Mr 67,000 provide a systematic basis for the structural and functional diversity of the end domains of keratin intermediate filament subunits.

1985 • 183 citations

Molecular substructure of a viral receptor-recognition protein

1988 • 179 citations

Intermediate filament structure: 3. Analysis of sequence homologies

1988 • 178 citations

Remarkable conservation of structure among intermediate filament genes

1984 • 169 citations

Amino acid sequence and gene organization of cytokeratin no. 19, an exceptional tail-less intermediate filament protein.

1986 • 167 citations

Anomalous placement of introns in a member of the intermediate filament multigene family: an evolutionary conundrum.

1986 • 165 citations

Structure of the gene encoding Peripherin, an NGF-regulated neuronal-specific type III intermediate filament protein

1989 • 146 citations

Nuclear lamin LI of Xenopus laevis: cDNA cloning, amino acid sequence and binding specificity of a member of the lamin B subfamily.

1987 • 141 citations

The sequence of an embryonic myosin heavy chain gene and isolation of its corresponding cDNA.

1987 • 139 citations

Molecular cloning and characterization of the Endo B cytokeratin expressed in preimplantation mouse embryos.

1986 • 136 citations

Complete amino acid sequence and in vitro expression of rat NF-M, the middle molecular weight neurofilament protein.

1987 • 134 citations

Paramyosin gene (unc-15) of Caenorhabditis elegans

1989 • 133 citations

Structure and evolutionary origin of the gene encoding mouse NF-M, the middle-molecular-mass neurofilament protein

1987 • 129 citations

Related amino acid sequences in neurofilaments and non-neuronal intermediate filaments

1982 • 122 citations

Amino acid sequence data on glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFA); implications for the subdivision of intermediate filaments into epithelial and non-epithelial members.

1983 • 111 citations

Hybrid character of a large neurofilament protein (NF-M): intermediate filament type sequence followed by a long and acidic carboxy-terminal extension.

1984 • 110 citations

Protein-chemical characterization of NF-H, the largest mammalian neurofilament component; intermediate filament-type sequences followed by a unique carboxy-terminal extension

1985 • 110 citations

A new lamin in Xenopus somatic tissues displays strong homology to human lamin A.

1987 • 106 citations

A type III intermediate filament gene is expressed in mature neurons

1988 • 97 citations

Identification of two types of keratin polypeptides within the acidic cytokeratin subfamily I

1984 • 95 citations

The complete amino acid sequence of the major mammalian neurofilament protein (NF‐L)

1985 • 93 citations

Organization of a type I keratin gene. Evidence for evolution of intermediate filaments from a common ancestral gene.

1985 • 91 citations

Conformational flexibility and its functional significance in some protein molecules

1979 • 90 citations

Intermediate filament structure: 1. Analysis of IF protein sequence data

1985 • 90 citations

Amino acid sequence of equine platelet tropomyosin

1983 • 83 citations

Three Tightly Linked Genes Encoding Human Type I Keratins: Conservation of Sequence in the 5′-Untranslated Leader and 5′-Upstream Regions of Coexpressed Keratin Genes

1986 • 75 citations

The primary structure of component 8c-1, a subunit protein of intermediate filaments in wool keratin. Relationships with proteins from other intermediate filaments

1986 • 75 citations

Sequence and expression of a type II keratin, K5, in human epidermal cells.

1988 • 74 citations

Conformational characteristics of the complete cequence of group A streptococcal M6 protein

1988 • 73 citations

Amino acid sequence of chicken gizzard beta-tropomyosin. Comparison of the chicken gizzard, rabbit skeletal, and equine platelet tropomyosins.

1985 • 71 citations

Structural studies on lamin. Similarities and differences between lamin and intermediate-filament proteins

1986 • 68 citations

Structural homology between hard α-keratin and the intermediate filament proteins desmin and vimentin

1983 • 65 citations

Amino acid sequence of the carboxy-terminal part of an acidic type I cytokeratin of molecular weight 51 000 from Xenopus laevis epidermis as predicted from the cDNA sequence.

1984 • 63 citations

Developmentally regulated cytokeratin gene in Xenopus laevis.

1985 • 62 citations

Amino acid sequence microheterogeneities of basic (type II) cytokeratins of Xenopus laevis epidermis and evolutionary conservativity of helical and non-helical domains

1985 • 62 citations

Amino acid sequences and homopolymer-forming ability of the intermediate filament proteins from an invertebrate epithelium.

1988 • 60 citations

Three cDNA sequences of mouse type I keratins. Cellular localization of the mRNAs in normal and hyperproliferative tissues.

1987 • 59 citations

Cloning of a cDNA encoding the smallest neurofilament protein from the rat

1985 • 58 citations

Three tightly linked genes encoding human type I keratins: conservation of sequence in the 5'-untranslated leader and 5'-upstream regions of coexpressed keratin genes.

1986 • 53 citations

Complete sequence of a bovine type I cytokeratin gene: conserved and variable intron positions in genes of polypeptides of the same cytokeratin subfamily.

1985 • 52 citations

Amino acid sequence of chicken gizzard gamma-tropomyosin.

1985 • 50 citations

Sequence and expression of a human type II mesothelial keratin.

1985 • 49 citations

The structure of the largest murine neurofilament protein (NF-H) as revealed by cDNA and genomic sequences

1988 • 44 citations

The large neurofilament subunit (NF-H) of the rat: cDNA cloning and in situ detection

1988 • 34 citations

Fibrinogen: A preliminary analysis of the amino acid sequences of the portions of the α, β and γ-chains postulated to form the interdomainal link between globular regions of the molecule

1978 • 29 citations

Human embryonic myosin heavy chain cDNA

1989 • 25 citations

The Chicken Vimentin Gene: Aspects of Organization and Transcription During Myogenesis

1985 • 17 citations

Three-α-helical coiled-coil, as a proposed model for a thin rod segment of bacteriophage T3 tail fibers

1988 • 9 citations