Theory and applications of differential scanning fluorimetry in early-stage drug discovery

K Gao, R Oerlemans, MR Groves - Biophysical reviews, 2020 - Springer
Differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) is an accessible, rapid, and economical biophysical
technique that has seen many applications over the years, ranging from protein folding state …

[HTML][HTML] MicroScale Thermophoresis: Interaction analysis and beyond

M Jerabek-Willemsen, T André, R Wanner… - Journal of Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST) is a powerful technique to quantify biomolecular
interactions. It is based on thermophoresis, the directed movement of molecules in a …

Light-driven eco-evolutionary dynamics in a synthetic replicator system

K Liu, A Blokhuis, C van Ewijk, A Kiani, J Wu… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Darwinian evolution involves the inheritance and selection of variations in reproducing
entities. Selection can be based on, among others, interactions with the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Protein stability: a crystallographer's perspective

MC Deller, L Kong, B Rupp - Structural Biology and Crystallization …, 2016 - journals.iucr.org
Protein stability is a topic of major interest for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food
industries, in addition to being a daily consideration for academic researchers studying …

Understanding protein non-folding

VN Uversky, AK Dunker - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2010 - Elsevier
This review describes the family of intrinsically disordered proteins, members of which fail to
form rigid 3-D structures under physiological conditions, either along their entire lengths or …

Natively unfolded proteins: a point where biology waits for physics

VN Uversky - Protein science, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The experimental material accumulated in the literature on the conformational behavior of
intrinsically unstructured (natively unfolded) proteins was analyzed. Results of this analysis …

Effect of environmental factors on the kinetics of insulin fibril formation: elucidation of the molecular mechanism

L Nielsen, R Khurana, A Coats, S Frokjaer… - Biochemistry, 2001 - ACS Publications
In the search for the molecular mechanism of insulin fibrillation, the kinetics of insulin fibril
formation were studied under different conditions using the fluorescent dye thioflavin T …

Evidence for a partially folded intermediate in α-synuclein fibril formation

VN Uversky, J Li, AL Fink - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - jbc.org
Intracellular proteinaceous aggregates (Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites) of α-synuclein are
hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy …

Metal-triggered structural transformations, aggregation, and fibrillation of human α-synuclein: a possible molecular link between Parkinson′ s disease and heavy …

VN Uversky, J Li, AL Fink - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - jbc.org
Parkinson's disease involves the aggregation of α-synuclein to form fibrils, which are the
major constituent of intracellular protein inclusions (Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites) in …

Intrinsically disordered proteins from A to Z

VN Uversky - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2011 - Elsevier
The ideas that proteins might possess specific functions without being uniquely folded into
rigid 3D-structures and that these floppy polypeptides might constitute a noticeable part of …