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Large-scale shape changes in proteins and macromolecular complexes
M E Wall1, S C Gallagher, J Trewhella
1Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA. mewall@lanl.gov
Abstract:
Proteins and RNA undergo intricate motions as they carry out functions in biological systems. These motions frequently entail large-scale conformational changes that induce changes in the surface structure, or shape, of a molecule. This review describes the experimental characterization of large-scale shape changes in proteins and macromolecular complexes and the effects of such changes on macromolecular behavior. We describe several important results that have been obtained by using small-angle scattering, which is emerging as a powerful technique for determining macromolecular shapes and elucidating the quaternary structure of macromolecular assemblies.
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