Article
Probing Lanmodulin's Lanthanide Recognition via Sensitized Luminescence Yields a Platform for Quantification of Terbium in Acid Mine Drainage.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 8 Sept 2021
Featherston Emily R, Issertell Edward J, Cotruvo Joseph A
Abstract excerpt
Lanmodulin is the first natural, selective macrochelator for f elements-a protein that binds lanthanides with picomolar affinity at 3 EF hands, motifs that instead bind calcium in most other proteins. Here, we use sensitized terbium luminescence to probe the mechanism of lanthanide recognition by this protein as well as to develop a terbium-specific biosensor that can be applied directly in environmental samples....
Topics
- Carrier Proteins
- EF Hand Motifs
- Luminescence
- Luminescent Measurements
- Mining
- Mutation
- Protein Binding
- Terbium
- Tryptophan
- Wastewater
