Recent advances in nanodisc technology for membrane protein studies (2012–2017)

JE Rouck, JE Krapf, J Roy, HC Huff, A Das - FEBS letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Historically, the main barrier to membrane protein investigations has been the tendency of
membrane proteins to aggregate (due to their hydrophobic nature), in aqueous solution as …

Recent Advances in Real-Time Label-Free Detection of Small Molecules

A Chieng, Z Wan, S Wang - Biosensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The detection and analysis of small molecules, typically defined as molecules under 1000
Da, is of growing interest ranging from the development of small-molecule drugs and …

Surface plasmon resonance-based membrane protein-targeted active ingredients recognition strategy: construction and implementation in ligand screening from …

L Chen, D Lv, S Wang, D Wang, X Chen, Y Liu… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins (MPs) are playing important roles in several biological processes.
Screening new candidate compounds targeting MPs is important for drug discovery …

Measuring ligand binding kinetics to membrane proteins using virion nano-oscillators

G Ma, GD Syu, X Shan, B Henson… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins play vital roles in cellular signaling processes and serve as the most
popular drug targets. A key task in studying cellular functions and develo** drugs is to …

Optical imaging of charges with atomically thin molybdenum disulfide

H Zhu, F Zhang, H Wang, Z Lu, H Chen, J Li, N Tao - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Map** local surface charge distribution is critical to the understanding of various surface
processes and also allows the detection of molecules binding to the surface. We show here …

Chimeras of KcsA and Kv1 as a bioengineering tool to study voltage-gated potassium channels and their ligands

KS Kudryashova, OV Nekrasova… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Chimeric potassium channels KcsA-Kv1, which are among the most intensively
studied hybrid membrane proteins to date, were constructed by replacing a part of the pore …

Label-free multimetric measurement of molecular binding kinetics by electrical modulation of a flexible nanobiolayer

X Zhou, G Ma, Z Wan, S Wang - ACS sensors, 2022 - ACS Publications
Most label-free techniques rely on measuring refractive index or mass change on the sensor
surface. Thus, it is challenging for them to measure small molecules or enzymatic processes …

Quantifying ligand–protein binding kinetics with self-assembled nano-oscillators

G Ma, X Shan, S Wang, N Tao - Analytical chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Measuring ligand–protein interactions is critical for unveiling molecular-scale biological
processes in living systems and for screening drugs. Various detection technologies have …

Virus infection triggers MAVS polymers of distinct molecular weight

N Zamorano Cuervo, Q Osseman, N Grandvaux - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
The mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS) adaptor protein is a central signaling hub
required for cells to mount an antiviral response following virus sensing by retinoic acid …

Charge-Sensitive Optical Detection of Small Molecule Binding Kinetics in Normal Ionic Strength Buffer

R Liang, G Ma, W **g, Y Wang, Y Yang, N Tao… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Most label-free detection technologies detect the masses of molecules, and their sensitivities
thus decrease with molecular weight, making it challenging to detect small molecules. To …