High-pressure protein crystallography and NMR to explore protein conformations.
Annu Rev Biophys
; 40: 81-98, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
High-pressure methods for solving protein structures by X-ray crystallography and NMR are maturing. These techniques are beginning to impact our understanding of thermodynamic and structural features that define not only the protein's native conformation, but also the higher free energy conformations. The ability of high-pressure methods to visualize these mostly unexplored conformations provides new insight into protein function and dynamics. In this review, we begin with a historical discussion of high-pressure structural studies, with an eye toward early results that paved the way to mapping the multiple conformations of proteins. This is followed by an examination of several recent studies that emphasize different strengths and uses of high-pressure structural studies, ranging from basic thermodynamics to the suggestion of high-pressure structural methods as a tool for protein engineering.
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Asunto principal:
Conformación Proteica
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Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética
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Proteínas
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Cristalografía
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Revista:
Annu Rev Biophys
Asunto de la revista:
BIOFISICA
Año:
2011
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos