Towards the understanding of molecular motors and its relationship with local unfolding

Z Alavi, N Casanova-Morales… - Quarterly Reviews of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Molecular motors are machines essential for life since they convert chemical energy into
mechanical work. However, the precise mechanism by which nucleotide binding, catalysis …

Identifying chaotropic and kosmotropic agents by nanorheology

N Casanova-Morales, Z Alavi… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical agents are classified into chaotropes (disorder inducing) and kosmotropes (order
inducing) based on their ability to destabilize or stabilize, respectively, the structure of …

Mechanical properties of BiP protein determined by nano‐rheology

N Casanova‐Morales, D Quiroga‐Roger… - Protein …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Immunoglobulin Binding Protein (BiP) is a chaperone and molecular motor
belonging to the Hsp70 family, involved in the regulation of important biological processes …

Exploring the Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules at Angstrom Scale

C Foss - 2021 - digitalcommons.lmu.edu
This thesis studied the Guanylate Kinase (GK) enzyme, which catalyzes the reaction of ATP
into ADP, using nano-rheological techniques. A unique experimental setup was created in …