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Chemistry Seminar: Action at the nanoscale: Single-molecule studies of protein motion

Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
11:40 am - 1:40 pm
Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen (Department of Chemistry, MIT)
Chemistry Seminar

Host: Professor Kevin Welsher. Biological systems respond to environmental and chemical perturbations with sophisticated processes that often involve conformational motions of their protein building blocks. These motions have been difficult to resolve due to limitations in sensitivity, specificity, and time resolution. We address these limitations with single-molecule methods, including advances in data analysis that resolve multiple microsecond dynamics occurring in parallel within individual proteins. We explore two processes: (1) photoprotective quenching in oxygenic photosynthesis, uncovering parallel processes that respond to slow and fast changes in sunlight; and (2) the molecular-level motions of a cancer drug target, identifying previously hidden conformational coupling between the extracellular and intracellular domains via a single transmembrane alpha-helix.

https://duke.zoom.us/j/98263677776?pwd=cjdDVUMrNklkQkJoL3MzdGhKbTZsUT09
Meeting ID: 982 6367 7776
Passcode: 128882

Contact: Sakiya Lockett