Interaction dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins from single-molecule spectroscopy

A Chowdhury, D Nettels… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many proteins contain large structurally disordered regions or are entirely disordered under
physiological conditions. The functions of these intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) often …

FRET-based dynamic structural biology: Challenges, perspectives and an appeal for open-science practices

E Lerner, A Barth, J Hendrix, B Ambrose, V Birkedal… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Single-molecule FRET (smFRET) has become a mainstream technique for studying
biomolecular structural dynamics. The rapid and wide adoption of smFRET experiments by …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid droplet-based mixing for single-molecule spectroscopy

T Yang, KJ Buholzer, A Sottini, X Cao, A deMello… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Probing non-equilibrium dynamics with single-molecule spectroscopy is important for
dissecting biomolecular mechanisms. However, existing microfluidic rapid-mixing systems …

Quantifying protein–protein interactions by molecular counting with mass photometry

F Soltermann, EDB Foley, V Pagnoni… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between biomolecules control the processes of life in health and their
malfunction in disease, making their characterization and quantification essential …

Single-molecule FRET for probing nanoscale biomolecular dynamics

D Nettels, N Galvanetto, MT Ivanović, M Nüesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-molecule spectroscopy is a powerful method for studying the physics of molecular
systems, particularly biomolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. By avoiding …

A proline switch explains kinetic heterogeneity in a coupled folding and binding reaction

F Zosel, D Mercadante, D Nettels, B Schuler - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
The interactions of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) with their molecular targets are
essential for the regulation of many cellular processes. IDPs can perform their functions …

Mass photometry of membrane proteins

A Olerinyova, A Sonn-Segev, J Gault, C Eichmann… - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) are biologically highly significant but challenging to study
because they require maintaining a cellular lipid-like environment. Here, we explore the …

Microfluidic approaches for the analysis of protein–protein interactions in solution

WE Arter, A Levin, G Krainer, TPJ Knowles - Biophysical reviews, 2020 - Springer
Exploration and characterisation of the human proteome is a key objective enabling a
heightened understanding of biological function, malfunction and pharmaceutical design …

Lifting the Concentration Limit of Mass Photometry by PEG Nanopatterning

J Kratochvíl, R Asor, S Helmi, WB Struwe, P Kukura - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mass photometry (MP) is a rapidly growing optical technique for label-free mass
measurement of single biomolecules in solution. The underlying measurement principle …

Automated serial dilutions for high-dynamic-range assays enabled by fill-level-coupled valving in centrifugal microfluidics

P Juelg, M Specht, E Kipf, M Lehnert, C Eckert… - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We introduce a new concept for centrifugal microfluidics that enables fully automated serial
dilution generation without any additional means besides temperature control. The key …