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Coupled Assays for Monitoring Protein Refolding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Published on: July 9, 2013

Fast-folding proteins under stress.

Kapil Dave¹, Martin Gruebele^2,3

¹Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS

|August 2, 2015

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Pressure and temperature stresses reveal protein instability, crucial for cellular control. Computer simulations and experiments explore protein folding, unfolding, and function within live cells.

Keywords:

Cell cycle Fluorescence Molecular dynamics NTL9 Phase diagram Pressure jump Proton NMR Temperature jump WW domain

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Computational Biology
Molecular Biology

Background:

Proteins in biological systems face various stresses, notably pressure and temperature.
These stresses are readily simulated using molecular dynamics, offering insights into protein behavior.
Understanding protein responses to stress is key to comprehending cellular regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of pressure and thermal stress on protein folding and stability.
To compare in vitro experimental results with computer simulations of protein dynamics.
To explore the potential of cellular instability for protein function control.

Main Methods:

Molecular dynamics simulations of protein folding under pressure and temperature.
Experimental unfolding studies using low and high temperatures.
Experimental unfolding studies using low and high pressures.

Main Results:

Simulations and experiments demonstrate the impact of pressure and temperature on model proteins.
Proteins exhibit proximity to instability under these stress conditions.
This inherent instability can be leveraged by cells to modulate protein function.

Conclusions:

Pressure and temperature are effective tools for studying protein stability and dynamics.
Cells exploit protein instability for functional regulation.
Recent advances in in-cell experiments and simulations are enhancing our understanding of intracellular protein behavior.