Lessons from pressure denaturation of proteins
Although it is now relatively well understood how sequence defines and impacts global
protein stability in specific structural contexts, the question of how sequence modulates the …
protein stability in specific structural contexts, the question of how sequence modulates the …
Monitoring protein folding through high pressure NMR spectroscopy
High-pressure is a well-known perturbation method used to destabilize globular proteins. It
is perfectly reversible, which is essential for a proper thermodynamic characterization of a …
is perfectly reversible, which is essential for a proper thermodynamic characterization of a …
q-Canonical Monte Carlo Sampling for Modeling the Linkage between Charge Regulation and Conformational Equilibria of Peptides
The overall charge content and the patterning of charged residues have a profound impact
on the conformational ensembles adopted by intrinsically disordered proteins. These …
on the conformational ensembles adopted by intrinsically disordered proteins. These …
High-resolution mapping of a repeat protein folding free energy landscape
A complete description of the pathways and mechanisms of protein folding requires a
detailed structural and energetic characterization of the conformational ensemble along the …
detailed structural and energetic characterization of the conformational ensemble along the …
In Situ Monitoring of Protein Unfolding/Structural States under Cold High-Pressure Stress
Biopharmaceutical formulations may be compromised by freezing, which has been
attributed to protein conformational changes at a low temperature, and adsorption to ice …
attributed to protein conformational changes at a low temperature, and adsorption to ice …
Native state volume fluctuations in proteins as a mechanism for dynamic allostery
Allostery enables tight regulation of protein function in the cellular environment. Although
existing models of allostery are firmly rooted in the current structure–function paradigm, the …
existing models of allostery are firmly rooted in the current structure–function paradigm, the …
Concurrent increases and decreases in local stability and conformational heterogeneity in Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase variants revealed by temperature …
CM Doyle, JA Rumfeldt, HR Broom, A Sekhar… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
The chemical shifts of backbone amide protons in proteins are sensitive reporters of local
structural stability and conformational heterogeneity, which can be determined from their …
structural stability and conformational heterogeneity, which can be determined from their …
High pressure ZZ-exchange NMR reveals key features of protein folding transition states
Y Zhang, S Kitazawa, I Peran, N Stenzoski… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Understanding protein folding mechanisms and their sequence dependence requires the
determination of residue-specific apparent kinetic rate constants for the folding and …
determination of residue-specific apparent kinetic rate constants for the folding and …
Observation of α-helical hydrogen-bond cooperativity in an intact protein
J Li, Y Wang, J Chen, Z Liu, A Bax… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The presence and extent of hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) cooperativity in proteins remains
a fundamental question, which in the past has been studied extensively, mostly by infrared …
a fundamental question, which in the past has been studied extensively, mostly by infrared …
A fine balance of hydrophobic-electrostatic communication pathways in a pH-switching protein
DWS MacKenzie, A Schaefer… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Allostery is the phenomenon of coupling between distal binding sites in a protein. Such
coupling is at the crux of protein function and regulation in a myriad of scenarios, yet …
coupling is at the crux of protein function and regulation in a myriad of scenarios, yet …