2018
Soluble Zwitterionic Poly(sulfobetaine) Destabilizes Proteins
Kisley L, Miller K, Davis CM, Guin D, Murphy EA, Gruebele M, Leckband DE. Soluble Zwitterionic Poly(sulfobetaine) Destabilizes Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2018, 19: 3894-3901. PMID: 30064224, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein melting temperatureBiotechnological applicationsSpecific proteinsProtein conformationTryptophan fluorescenceProteinTryptophan residuesThermal denaturation studiesDenaturation studiesCooperativity increasesProtein bindingPSBLocal polarityInteractsResiduesPEG solutionBindingCooperativityConformationFluorescence
2017
How does solvation in the cell affect protein folding and binding?
Davis CM, Gruebele M, Sukenik S. How does solvation in the cell affect protein folding and binding? Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2017, 48: 23-29. PMID: 29035742, DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2017.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild environmental changesProtein functionCellular processesProtein foldingCellular environmentProtein surface areaProtein studiesLive cellsEnvironmental changesNon-steric interactionsProtein processesNatural contextCellsInteraction typesSolute environmentFoldingProteinRecent examplesBindingRapid changesSolute composition