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Single-molecule FRET reveals hidden complexity in a protein energy landscape.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 6 Jan 2015
Tsytlonok Maksym, Ibrahim Shehu M, Rowling Pamela J E, Xu Wenshu, Ruedas-Rama Maria J, Orte Angel, Klenerman David, Itzhaki Laura S
Abstract excerpt
Here, using single-molecule FRET, we reveal previously hidden conformations of the ankyrin-repeat domain of AnkyrinR, a giant adaptor molecule that anchors integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin cytoskeleton through simultaneous binding of multiple partner proteins. We show that the ankyrin repeats switch between high-FRET and low-FRET states, controlled by an unstructured "safety pin" or "staple" from...
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