Beta-barrel scaffold of fluorescent proteins: folding, stability and role in chromophore formation

OV Stepanenko, OV Stepanenko, IM Kuznetsova… - International review of …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This review focuses on the current view of the interaction between the β-barrel scaffold of
fluorescent proteins and their unique chromophore located in the internal helix. The …

Advances in single quantum dot-based nanosensors

J Hu, Z Wang, C Li, C Zhang - Chemical Communications, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Single-molecule detection provides a simple and ultrasensitive platform to quantify target
molecules by simply counting the individual fluorescence signals. Quantum dots (QDs) are …

Direct observation of the interconversion of normal and toxic forms of α-synuclein

N Cremades, SIA Cohen, E Deas, AY Abramov… - Cell, 2012‏ - cell.com
Here, we use single-molecule techniques to study the aggregation of α-synuclein, the
protein whose misfolding and deposition is associated with Parkinson's disease. We identify …

Kinetic model of the aggregation of alpha-synuclein provides insights into prion-like spreading

M Il**a, GA Garcia, MH Horrocks, L Tosatto… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - pnas.org
The protein alpha-synuclein (αS) self-assembles into small oligomeric species and
subsequently into amyloid fibrils that accumulate and proliferate during the development of …

A mechanistic model of tau amyloid aggregation based on direct observation of oligomers

SL Shammas, GA Garcia, S Kumar… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Protein aggregation plays a key role in neurodegenerative disease, giving rise to small
oligomers that may become cytotoxic to cells. The fundamental microscopic reactions taking …

Accurate single-molecule FRET studies using multiparameter fluorescence detection

E Sisamakis, A Valeri, S Kalinin, PJ Rothwell… - Methods in …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
In the recent decade, single-molecule (sm) spectroscopy has come of age and is providing
important insight into how biological molecules function. So far our view of protein function is …

Ubiquitin chain conformation regulates recognition and activity of interacting proteins

Y Ye, G Blaser, MH Horrocks, MJ Ruedas-Rama… - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
Mechanisms of protein recognition have been extensively studied for single-domain
proteins, but are less well characterized for dynamic multidomain systems. Ubiquitin chains …

Hsp70 inhibits the nucleation and elongation of tau and sequesters tau aggregates with high affinity

F Kundel, S De, P Flagmeier, MH Horrocks… - ACS chemical …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
As a key player of the protein quality control network of the cell, the molecular chaperone
Hsp70 inhibits the aggregation of the amyloid protein tau. To date, the mechanism of this …

Direct characterization of amyloidogenic oligomers by single-molecule fluorescence

A Orte, NR Birkett, RW Clarke, GL Devlin… - Proceedings of the …, 2008‏ - pnas.org
A key issue in understanding the pathogenic conditions associated with the aberrant
aggregation of misfolded proteins is the identification and characterization of species formed …

Single quantum dot-based nanosensor for multiple DNA detection

C Zhang, J Hu - Analytical chemistry, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique optical properties, quantum dots (QDs) with different colors have been
applied for simultaneous detection of multiple analytes. However, the use of single QD for …