Interaction dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins from single-molecule spectroscopy

A Chowdhury, D Nettels… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many proteins contain large structurally disordered regions or are entirely disordered under
physiological conditions. The functions of these intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) often …

FRET-based dynamic structural biology: Challenges, perspectives and an appeal for open-science practices

E Lerner, A Barth, J Hendrix, B Ambrose, V Birkedal… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Single-molecule FRET (smFRET) has become a mainstream technique for studying
biomolecular structural dynamics. The rapid and wide adoption of smFRET experiments by …

Single-molecule FRET for probing nanoscale biomolecular dynamics

D Nettels, N Galvanetto, MT Ivanović, M Nüesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-molecule spectroscopy is a powerful method for studying the physics of molecular
systems, particularly biomolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. By avoiding …

Resolving distance variations by single-molecule FRET and EPR spectroscopy using rotamer libraries

D Klose, A Holla, C Gmeiner, D Nettels, I Ritsch… - Biophysical …, 2021 - cell.com
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
spectroscopy are complementary techniques for quantifying distances in the nanometer …

Accurate transfer efficiencies, distance distributions, and ensembles of unfolded and intrinsically disordered proteins from single-molecule FRET

ED Holmstrom, A Holla, W Zheng, D Nettels… - Methods in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) sample structurally diverse ensembles.
Characterizing the underlying distributions of conformations is a key step toward …

Single-molecule counting applied to the study of GPCR oligomerization

JN Milstein, DF Nino, X Zhou, CC Gradinaru - Biophysical Journal, 2022 - cell.com
Single-molecule counting techniques enable a precise determination of the intracellular
abundance and stoichiometry of proteins and macromolecular complexes. These details are …

Phosphorylation motif dictates GPCR C-terminal domain conformation and arrestin interaction

M Guillien, A Mouhand, A Sagar, A Fournet… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Arrestin-dependent G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling pathway is regulated by
the phosphorylation state of GPCR's C-terminal domain, but the molecular bases of arrestin …

Single-molecule-binding studies of antivirals targeting the hepatitis C virus core protein

S Nepal, ED Holmstrom - Journal of Virology, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein (HCVcp) is the most highly conserved protein
encoded by the HCV genome, and its N-terminal domain (NTDHCVcp) plays a crucial role in …

Integrating single-molecule FRET and biomolecular simulations to study diverse interactions between nucleic acids and proteins

JC Sanders, ED Holmstrom - Essays in biochemistry, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The conformations of biological macromolecules are intimately related to their cellular
functions. Conveniently, the well-characterized dipole–dipole distance-dependence of …

Features of Protein Unfolding Transitions and Their Relation to Domain Topology Probed by Single-Molecule FRET

N Bustorff, J Fitter - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
A protein fold is defined as a structural arrangement of a secondary structure in a three-
dimensional space. It would be interesting to know whether a particular fold can be assigned …