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ReviewProtein and peptide letters2019

Using X-ray Footprinting and Mass Spectrometry to Study the Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins.

Sayan Gupta

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Review in Protein and peptide letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sayan GuptaMolecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · US

Funding

Development of high-dose time-resolved x-ray footprinting technologies to enable the next level of structural analysis for challenging biological problemsR01GM126218 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI RALSTON, CORIE Y · 2018 to 2025
$3.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126218
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMembrane proteins are crucial for cellular sensory cascades and metabolite transport, and hence are key pharmacological targets. Structural studies by traditional highresolution techniques are limited by the requirements for high purity and stability when handled in high concentration and nonnative buffers. Hence, there is a growing requirement for the use of alternate methods in a complementary but orthogonal approach to study the dynamic and functional aspects of membrane proteins in physiologically relevant conditions. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the field of X-ray radiolytic labeling in combination with mass spectroscopy, commonly known as X-ray Footprinting and Mass Spectrometry (XFMS), which provide residue-specific information on the solvent accessibility of proteins. In combination with both lowresolution biophysical methods and high-resolution structural data, XFMS is capable of providing valuable insights into structure and dynamics of membrane proteins, which have been difficult to obtain by standalone high-resolution structural techniques. The XFMS method has also demonstrated a unique capability for identification of structural waters and their dynamics in protein cavities at both a high degree of spatial and temporal resolution, and thus capable of identifying conformational hot-spots in transmembrane proteins.

conclusionWe provide a perspective on the place of XFMS amongst other structural biology methods and showcase some of the latest developments in its usage for studying conformational changes in membrane proteins.

Indexed as

Crystallography, X-RayHydroxyl RadicalIon ChannelsMass SpectrometryMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularWaterHydroxyl RadicalIon ChannelsMembrane ProteinsWaterHydroxyl-radical footprintingion channelsmass spectrometryoxidative labelingradiolysistransporters.

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PMID30484402
PMCPMC7780372
OpenAlexW2902894279

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