Seth Lichter Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Basic Rules of Protein Folding
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Basic Rules of Protein Folding Seth Lichter Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering Dept. 1 Basic Rules of Protein Folding Pengfei Diao Ashlie Martini Seth Lichter 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/ 11 12
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http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/
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H.-Y. Wang, UCSC
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Kinosita Lab
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Kinosita Lab
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Junge Lab
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Jmol
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Jmol
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Jmol
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alpha helix beta sheet
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S.S. Sisodia & P.H. St George-Hyslop Nature Rev. Neurosci. (2002)
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A.J. Berk Oncogene (2005)
JAMES S. BUTLER AND STEWART N. LOH Protein Science (2006), 15:2457-2465
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Given the amino acid sequence, predict the protein’s three-dimensional structure.
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Fernandez & Li, Science (2005)
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just the tether tether + protein
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just the tether tether + protein Experiments (Cecconi et al.) Individual Bond Model
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Experiment (ubiquitin, Fernandez & Li) Individual Bond Model Two-state model
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Results: Folding times Extension vs. force
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Results: The effect of force on the folding pathway
Proteins are complex mechanisms, which fold into different types of structural elements and machines. Proteins self assemble. Errors in self-assembly lead to disease. Understanding protein folding can lead to: therapies… nanoscale devices.
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Protein folding is not understood. The two-state model does not fit with observation. New minimalistic models help us understand folding. The IB Model shows that features of folding are due to simple one-dimensional rules:
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Folding times Extension vs. force Folding pathway
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Protein Data Bank