Single Molecule Methods for Monitoring Changes in Bilayer Elastic Properties |
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Authors: | Helgi Ingolfson Ruchi Kapoor Shemille A Collingwood Olaf Sparre Andersen |
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Institution: | Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University |
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Abstract: | Membrane protein function is regulated by the cell membrane lipid composition. This regulation is due to a combination of specific lipid-protein interactions and more general lipid bilayer-protein interactions. These interactions are particularly important in pharmacological research, as many current pharmaceuticals on the market can alter the lipid bilayer material properties, which can lead to altered membrane protein function. The formation of gramicidin channels are dependent on conformational changes in gramicidin subunits which are in turn dependent on the properties of the lipid. Hence the gramicidin channel current is a reporter of altered properties of the bilayer due to certain compounds. Open in a separate windowClick here to view.(63M, flv) |
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