Sökning: "protein conformational transitions"

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  1. 1. Structural Transitions in Helical Peptides : The Influence of Water – Implications for Molecular Recognition and Protein Folding

    Författare :Martin Lignell; Hans-Christian Becker; Kaare Teilum; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; protein dynamics; protein folding; molten globule; time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy; CD spectroscopy; molecular recognition; structure-function paradigm; Chemical physics; Kemisk fysik; Physical Chemistry; Fysikalisk kemi;

    Sammanfattning : Fluctuations in protein structure are vital to function. This contrasts the dominating structure-function paradigm, which connects the well-defined three-dimensional protein structure to its function. However, catalysis is observed in disordered enzymes, which lack a defined structure. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Protein-protein interactions in model systems : design, control of catalytic activity and biosensor applications

    Författare :Johan Rydberg; Lars Baltzer; Joel Schneider; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Chemistry; Protein interactions; design; catalysis; biosensors; hybride materials; nanoparticles; Kemi; Chemistry; Kemi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes the design of polypeptides, unordered in the monomeric state but capable of folding into helix-loop-helix motifs and dimerise to form four-helix bundles. The goal of the design was to encode them with the capacity to form dimers highly selectively and the ability to carry out molecular functions in the folded state but not in the unordered state, and thus to establish a molecular link between recognition and function. LÄS MER

  4. 3. From Static Structures to Free Energy Landscapes: Characterizing Conformational Transitions in Biological Macromolecules

    Författare :Cathrine Bergh; Erik Lindahl; Gerhard Hummer; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Protein conformational transitions; molecular dynamics simulations; statistical mechanics; ion channels; Proteinkonformationsövergångar; molekyldynamiksimuleringar; statistisk mekanik; jonkanaler;

    Sammanfattning : To be alive means to temporarily counteract the fundamental dispersive driving force described by the second law of thermodynamics, eventually leading all systems to decay and disorder. In cells, this task is partly carried out by proteins - small specialized molecular machines that utilize free energy to maintain the proper functioning of the cell. LÄS MER

  5. 4. NMR studies on calcium-induced conformational transitions in calmodulin

    Författare :Johan Evenäs; Biofysikalisk kemi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physical chemistry; NMR; conformational exchange; calmodulin; calcium binding; Fysikalisk kemi;

    Sammanfattning : Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used in order to investigate the relationships between structure, dynamics and calcium binding in the intracellular regulatory protein, calmodulin. Calmodulin consists of two similar domains, each binding two calcium ions with positive cooperativity. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Protein Dynamics Studied by NMR Spin Relaxation. Conformational Transitions of a Calmodulin Mutant

    Författare :Patrik Lundström; Biofysikalisk kemi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Molekylär biofysik; Molecular biophysics; spin relaxation; rotating-frame; NMR; multiple-quantum; EF-hand; chemical shift; chemical exchange; calcium binding proteins; calmodulin;

    Sammanfattning : Binding of calcium to the protein calmodulin leads to molecular reorganization that enables interaction with target peptides and activation of downstream processes. I have studied the dynamics of the calcium-loaded form of a C-terminal calmodulin mutant (E140Q-Tr2C) using NMR spin relaxation experiments. LÄS MER