Statistically optimal analysis of samples from multiple equilibrium states

MR Shirts, JD Chodera - The Journal of chemical physics, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We present a new estimator for computing free energy differences and thermodynamic
expectations as well as their uncertainties from samples obtained from multiple equilibrium …

Single reconstituted neuronal SNARE complexes zipper in three distinct stages

Y Gao, S Zorman, G Gundersen, Z **, L Ma, G Sirinakis… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Soluble N-ethylmaleimide–sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins
drive membrane fusion by assembling into a four-helix bundle in a zippering process. Here …

Hidden dynamics in the unfolding of individual bacteriorhodopsin proteins

H Yu, MGW Siewny, DT Edwards, AW Sanders… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Protein folding occurs as a set of transitions between structural states within an energy
landscape. An oversimplified view of the folding process emerges when transiently …

Optical tweezers study life under tension

FM Fazal, SM Block - Nature photonics, 2011 - nature.com
Optical tweezers have become one of the primary weapons in the arsenal of biophysicists,
and have revolutionized the new field of single-molecule biophysics. Today's techniques …

Frustration in biomolecules

DU Ferreiro, EA Komives, PG Wolynes - Quarterly reviews of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Biomolecules are the prime information processing elements of living matter. Most of these
inanimate systems are polymers that compute their own structures and dynamics using as …