Experimentos de RMN para estudios de fases de proteínas diluidas y condensadas: aplicación a la proteína de

Leo E Wong1,2,3, Tae Hun Kim1,2,3,4, D Ranjith Muhandiram1,2,3

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 1A8 , Canada.

Resumen

La espectroscopia de resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN) avanza en los estudios de proteínas intrínsecamente desordenadas (IDP) y regiones (IDR). Los experimentos de detección de protones ofrecen una mayor sensibilidad para analizar la separación de fases de proteínas, revelando los determinantes de la secuencia de este proceso biológico crucial.

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