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Author: David Jacob Rosenman
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 552
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Isabella C. Felli
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-09-19
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 3319201646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the paradigm-shifting phenomenon of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and functional IDP regions (IDPRs). The properties of IDPs and IDPRs are highly complementary to those deriving from the presence of a unique and well-defined three-dimensional fold. Ignored for a long time in high-resolution studies of proteins, intrinsic protein disorder is now recognized as one of the key features for a large variety of cellular functions, where structural flexibility presents a functional advantage in terms of binding plasticity and promiscuity and this volume explores this exciting new research. Recent progress in the field has radically changed our perspective to study IDPs through NMR: increasingly complex IDPs can now be characterized, a wide range of observables can be determined reporting on the structural and dynamic properties, computational methods to describe the structure and dynamics are in continuous development and IDPs can be studied in environments as complex as whole cells. This volume communicates the new exciting possibilities offered by NMR and presents open questions to foster further developments. Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Studied by NMR Spectroscopy provides a snapshot to researchers entering the field as well as providing a current overview for more experienced scientists in related areas.
Author: Vibin Ramakrishnan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-08-02
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1071634054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis protocol book presents reproducible and step-by-step procedures for the peptide synthesis, their characterization and applications. The volume includes an introductory section on in silico modelling of new peptide molecules, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Docking, Electrostatic fingerprinting of peptides, and other modelling tools for peptide designing and optimization. Further, it covers protocols for the solid phase peptide synthesis, chromatographic and mass spectrometric characterization of peptides. Importantly, it covers methods for biophysical characterizations of peptides for their potential applications as drug delivery vehicles, peptide nano-assembly, bionanocatalysis, protein aggregation diseases, and peptide-based anti-bacterial.
Author: John L. Markley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997-01-30
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 0195094689
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a critical assessment of progress on the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine the structure of proteins, including brief reviews of the history of the field along with coverage of current clinical and in vivo applications. The book, in honor of Oleg Jardetsky, one of the pioneers of the field, is edited by two of the most highly respected investigators using NMR, and features contributions by most of the leading workers in the field. It will be valued as a landmark publication that presents the state-of-the-art perspectives regarding one of today's most important technologies.
Author: Brian Andrews
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Published: 2023
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe prevalence of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) in the eukaryotic genome, associated with both physiological function and diseases, provides motivation to effectively characterize these systems. Experimental methods can be limited in their ability to characterize IDPs. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can provide details of these systems with atomistic detail. However, the performance of MD simulations is always based on approximations and assumptions of some extent. The reliability of MD simulation results largely depends on the correctness and precision of these assumptions. There are known issues in MD regarding the simulation of IDPs and many of the force fields commonly used for MD simulations are not typically validated for many small, unfolded peptides or IDPs. To this end, Chapter 3 assesses multiple state-of-the-art MD force fields in their capacity to produce the intrinsic backbone dynamics, as characterized by Ramachandran distributions, of 14 of the 20 amino acids as the central amino acid resiude of GxG tripeptides with respect to a comprehensive set of experimental data. An additional study was performed for a select tetra- and pentapeptide, GRRG and GRRRG. Generally, MD force fields do not reproduce amino acid-specific conformational properties or nearest neighbor interactions. A model Ramachandran distribution, constructed using a linear combination of Gaussian subdistributions, were shown to produce experimental results better than MD by at least an order of magnitude. Errors of the dynamics of amino acid residues in short peptides likely proliferates in larger IDPs, effectively limiting the effectiveness of MD for studying disease-related IDPs. Chapter 4 extends the assessment of Chapter 3 to protein-protein interactions. First, the effect of mixed solvent of ethanol and water on GAG peptide aggregates, which surpringly form gels in experiments, is investigated. Then, the ability for MD force fields to capture the solubility of a short, natively folded protein is assessed. Finally, based on the analyses throughout the thesis, the potential physiological function of an IDP associated with Alzheimer's Disease is explored via protein-soluble lipid interactions.
Author: Isabella C. Felli
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Published: 2015
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ISBN-13: 9783319201658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the paradigm-shifting phenomenon of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and functional IDP regions (IDPRs). The properties of IDPs and IDPRs are highly complementary to those deriving from the presence of a unique and well-defined three-dimensional fold. Ignored for a long time in high-resolution studies of proteins, intrinsic protein disorder is now recognized as one of the key features for a large variety of cellular functions, where structural flexibility presents a functional advantage in terms of binding plasticity and promiscuity and this volume explores this exciting new research. Recent progress in the field has radically changed our perspective to study IDPs through NMR: increasingly complex IDPs can now be characterized, a wide range of observables can be determined reporting on the structural and dynamic properties, computational methods to describe the structure and dynamics are in continuous development and IDPs can be studied in environments as complex as whole cells. This volume communicates the new exciting possibilities offered by NMR and presents open questions to foster further developments. Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Studied by NMR Spectroscopy provides a snapshot to researchers entering the field as well as providing a current overview for more experienced scientists in related areas.
Author: Juan M. Ruso
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 823
ISBN-13: 1118523172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores new applications emerging from our latest understanding of proteins in solution and at interfaces Proteins in solution and at interfaces increasingly serve as the starting point for exciting new applications, from biomimetic materials to nanoparticle patterning. This book surveys the state of the science in the field, offering investigators a current understanding of the characteristics of proteins in solution and at interfaces as well as the techniques used to study these characteristics. Moreover, the authors explore many of the new and emerging applications that have resulted from the most recent studies. Topics include protein and protein aggregate structure; computational and experimental techniques to study protein structure, aggregation, and adsorption; proteins in non-standard conditions; and applications in biotechnology. Proteins in Solution and at Interfaces is divided into two parts: Part One introduces concepts as well as theoretical and experimental techniques that are used to study protein systems, including X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, small angle scattering, and spectroscopic methods Part Two examines current and emerging applications, including nanomaterials, natural fibrous proteins, and biomolecular thermodynamics The book's twenty-three chapters have been contributed by leading experts in the field. These contributions are based on a thorough review of the latest peer-reviewed findings as well as the authors' own research experience. Chapters begin with a discussion of core concepts and then gradually build in complexity, concluding with a forecast of future developments. Readers will not only gain a current understanding of proteins in solution and at interfaces, but also will discover how theoretical and technical developments in the field can be translated into new applications in material design, genetic engineering, personalized medicine, drug delivery, biosensors, and biotechnology.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: A. Kristina Downing
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-02-03
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 1592598099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen I was asked to edit the second edition of Protein NMR Techniques, my first thought was that the time was ripe for a new edition. The past several years have seen a surge in the development of novel methods that are truly revolutionizing our ability to characterize biological macromolecules in terms of speed, accuracy, and size limitations. I was particularly excited at the prospect of making these techniques accessible to all NMR labs and for the opportunity to ask the experts to divulge their hints and tips and to write, practically, about the methods. I commissioned 19 chapters with wide scope for Protein NMR Techniques, and the volume has been organized with numerous themes in mind. Chapters 1 and 2 deal with recombinant protein expression using two organisms, E. coli and P. pastoris, that can produce high yields of isotopically labeled protein at a reasonable cost. Staying with the idea of isotopic labeling, Chapter 3 describes methods for perdeuteration and site-specific protonation and is the first of several chapters in the book that is relevant to studies of higher molecular weight systems. A different, but equally powerful, method that uses molecular biology to “edit” the spectrum of a large molecule using segmental labeling is presented in Chapter 4. Having successfully produced a high molecular weight target for study, the next logical step is data acquisition. Hence, the final chapter on this theme, Chapter 5, describes TROSY methods for stru- ural studies.
Author: Derya Meral
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 298
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tremendous amount of evidence has accumulated in regards to the importance of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in the functioning of the cell and their role in human disease. However, understanding and modelling the physics of such proteins is one of the remaining challenges for the biophysics field. IDPs can present in a variety of forms, including flexible and extended structures, compact molten-globules, or mixtures of the two. Furthermore, many proteins which have regions with well-defined native states can have segments which are unfolded and disordered under physiological conditions. This thesis is an exploration of the physics of such IDPs, and the computational methodologies available for their study. The unfolded regions of intrinsically disordered proteins have long been described using the random coil model, which has been shown to successfully predict global properties such as the radius of gyration and intrinsic viscosities of IDPs and denatured proteins, alike. However, the two main axioms of the random coil model in regards to protein dynamics, (i) the ability of amino acid residues to sample the entire sterically allowed Ramachandran space, and (ii) the isolated pair hypothesis, which states that the conformations of residues are unaffected by nearest neighbour interactions, have been challenged through various lines of evidence. First, amino acid residues each have unique restrictions to their Ramachandran space. Second, many residues tend to have a strong bias for the pPII and beta-strand conformations. Third, the conformations of residues in protein sequences are strongly affected by nearest neighbour interactions. Part of this thesis explores the underlying causes of the distinct Ramachandran spaces of amino acid residues. In a recent experimental study of the thermodynamics of the pPII-beta equilibria of amino acid residues in GxG host-guest peptide systems (G: glycine, x: guest residue), a nearly exact enthalpy-entropy compensation at
