抄録
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are ubiquitous proteins that are disordered entirely or partly and play important roles in diverse biological phenomena. Their structure dynamically samples a multitude of conformational states, thus rendering their structural analysis very difficult. Here we explore the potential of high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for characterizing the structure and dynamics of IDPs. Successive HS-AFM images of an IDP molecule can not only identify constantly folded and constantly disordered regions in the molecule, but can also document disorder-to-order transitions. Moreover, the number of amino acids contained in these disordered regions can be roughly estimated, enabling a semiquantitative, realistic description of the dynamic structure of IDPs.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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ページ(範囲) | 181-189 |
ページ数 | 9 |
ジャーナル | Nature Nanotechnology |
巻 | 16 |
号 | 2 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 2021/02 |
ASJC Scopus 主題領域
- バイオエンジニアリング
- 原子分子物理学および光学
- 生体医工学
- 材料科学一般
- 凝縮系物理学
- 電子工学および電気工学