使用高压NMR光谱来快速识别具有内部质结合空隙的蛋白质

Donald Gagné1, Roksana Azad1,2, James M Aramini1

  • 1Structural Biology Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY 10031, USA.

概括

研究人员开发了一种新的NMR光谱法,可以快速检测内部蛋白质腔,而不需要高分辨率结构. 该技术通过分析压力诱导的化学转移变化来识别潜在的连接物结合点.

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