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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Exploring the World of Membrane Proteins: Techniques and Methods for Understanding Structure, Function, and Dynamics.

Imad Boulos, Joy Jabbour, Serena Khoury, Nehme Mikhael, Victoria Tishkova, Nadine Candoni, Hilda E Ghadieh, Stéphane Veesler, Youssef Bassim, Sami Azar and 1 more

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Imad BoulosFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Joy JabbourFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Serena KhouryFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Nehme MikhaelFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Victoria TishkovaCNRS, CINaM (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille), Campus de Luminy, Case 913, Aix-Marseille University, CEDEX 09, F-13288 Marseille, France.
Nadine CandoniCNRS, CINaM (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille), Campus de Luminy, Case 913, Aix-Marseille University, CEDEX 09, F-13288 Marseille, France.
Hilda E GhadiehFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Stéphane VeeslerCNRS, CINaM (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille), Campus de Luminy, Case 913, Aix-Marseille University, CEDEX 09, F-13288 Marseille, France.
Youssef BassimFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Sami AzarFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.
Frédéric HarbFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli P.O. Box 100, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0001-5882-1619

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In eukaryotic cells, membrane proteins play a crucial role. They fall into three categories: intrinsic proteins, extrinsic proteins, and proteins that are essential to the human genome (30% of which is devoted to encoding them). Hydrophobic interactions inside the membrane serve to stabilize integral proteins, which span the lipid bilayer. This review investigates a number of computational and experimental methods used to study membrane proteins. It encompasses a variety of technologies, including electrophoresis, X-ray crystallography, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), biophysical methods, computational methods, and artificial intelligence. The link between structure and function of membrane proteins has been better understood thanks to these approaches, which also hold great promise for future study in the field. The significance of fusing artificial intelligence with experimental data to improve our comprehension of membrane protein biology is also covered in this paper. This effort aims to shed light on the complexity of membrane protein biology by investigating a variety of experimental and computational methods. Overall, the goal of this review is to emphasize how crucial it is to understand the functions of membrane proteins in eukaryotic cells. It gives a general review of the numerous methods used to look into these crucial elements and highlights the demand for multidisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding.

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Artificial IntelligenceMembrane ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayHumansMicroscopy, ElectronMembrane Proteinsartificial intelligenceatomic force microscopycomputational techniquescryo-electron microscopyelectrophoresismembrane proteinsnuclear magnetic resonanceX-ray crystallography

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PMID37894653
PMCPMC10608922

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