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ArticleNano letters2008

Functional characterization and atomic force microscopy of a DNA repair protein conjugated to a quantum dot.

Hong Wang, Ingrid Tessmer, Deborah L Croteau, Dorothy A Erie, Bennett Van Houten

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Article in Nano letters, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Dynamic human MutSα-MutLα complexes compact mismatched DNA.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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  9. Alkyltransferase-like protein clusters scan DNA rapidly over long distances and recruit NER to alkyl-DNA lesions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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  10. Localizing Binding Sites on Bioconjugated Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Semiconductors at the Nanoscale.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2020
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  14. Studying protein-DNA interactions using atomic force microscopy.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2018
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  16. Optical Control of DNA Helicase Function through Genetic Code Expansion.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hong WangLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Ingrid Tessmer
Deborah L Croteau
Dorothy A Erie
Bennett Van Houten

Funding

Structure Function Studies of DNA Mismatch RepairR01GM079480 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ERIE, DOROTHY A · 2007 to 2017
$2.7M
Studies Of Nucleotide Excision Repair ProteinsZ01ES061060 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI VAN HOUTEN, BENNETT · 1999 to 2008
$1.9M
Intramural NIH HHSNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079480
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs) possess highly desirable optical properties that make them ideal fluorescent labels for studying the dynamic behavior of proteins. However, a lack of characterization methods for reliably determining protein-quantum dot conjugate stoichiometry and functionality has impeded their widespread use in single-molecule studies. We used atomic force microscopic (AFM) imaging to demonstrate the 1:1 formation of UvrB-QD conjugates based on an antibody-sandwich method. We show that an agarose gel-based electrophoresis mobility shift assay and AFM can be used to evaluate the DNA binding function of UvrB-QD conjugates. Importantly, we demonstrate that quantum dots can serve as a molecular marker to unambiguously identify the presence of a labeled protein in AFM images.

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Binding SitesDNA Repair EnzymesMicroscopy, Atomic ForceProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingQuantum DotsDNA Repair Enzymes

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PMID18444686
PMCPMC3941028

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