2020
An in vitro mimic of in‐cell solvation for protein folding studies
Davis CM, Deutsch J, Gruebele M. An in vitro mimic of in‐cell solvation for protein folding studies. Protein Science 2020, 29: 1046-1054. PMID: 31994240, PMCID: PMC7096716, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphoglycerate kinaseLysis bufferCytoplasmic protein interactionsSignificant nonadditive effectsVariety of proteinsProtein folding studiesEukaryotic cellsProtein foldingProtein interactionsCellular crowdingProtein-like sequencesEffect of FicollFolding studiesHydrophobic patchVariable major protein-like sequenceNonadditive effectsCellular effectsProteinCell environmentInert macromoleculesBiomolecular interactionsCellsTest tubeSmall crowdersMimics
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