Extreme dynamics in a biomolecular condensate

N Galvanetto, MT Ivanović, A Chowdhury, A Sottini… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Proteins and nucleic acids can phase-separate in the cell to form concentrated biomolecular
condensates,,–. The functions of condensates span many length scales: they modulate …

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy in polymer science

D Wöll - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) is a well-established technique for studying
dynamic processes and interactions with minimal invasion into the corresponding system …

Nanopore-based measurements of protein size, fluctuations, and conformational changes

P Waduge, R Hu, P Bandarkar, H Yamazaki… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Proteins are structurally dynamic macromolecules, and it is challenging to quantify the
conformational properties of their native state in solution. Nanopores can be efficient tools to …

Advanced fluorescence correlation spectroscopy for studying biomolecular conformation

A Ghosh, J Enderlein - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
We present the recent developments and advances in fluorescence correlation
spectroscopy (FCS) and their application to the investigation of biomolecular conformations …

Coupling and decoupling of rotational and translational diffusion of proteins under crowding conditions

M Roos, M Ott, M Hofmann, S Link… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Molecular motion of biopolymers in vivo is known to be strongly influenced by the high
concentration of organic matter inside cells, usually referred to as crowding conditions. To …

Ocular half-life of intravitreal biologics in humans and other species: meta-analysis and model-based prediction

A Caruso, M Füth, R Alvarez-Sánchez… - Molecular …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Therapeutic antibodies administered intravitreally are the current standard of care to treat
retinal diseases. The ocular half-life (t 1/2) is a key determinant of the duration of target …

Quantitative evaluation of macromolecular crowding environment based on translational and rotational diffusion using polarization dependent fluorescence correlation …

J Yamamoto, A Matsui, F Gan, M Oura, R Ando… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Macromolecular crowding (MMC) in cells is a hot topic in biology; therefore, well-
characterized measurement standards for the evaluation of the nano-environment in MMC …

Ultrafast molecular dynamics observed within a dense protein condensate

N Galvanetto, MT Ivanović, A Chowdhury, A Sottini… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Many biological macromolecules can phase-separate in the cell and form highly
concentrated condensates. The mesoscopic dynamics of these assemblies have been …

Rotational and translational diffusion of biomolecules in complex liquids and HeLa cells

J Michalski, T Kalwarczyk, K Kwapiszewska… - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Diffusive motion accompanies many physical and biological processes. The Stokes–
Sutherland–Einstein relation for the translational diffusion coefficient, DT, agrees with …

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Electronic Propensity Rule: A Linear Relationship between Radiative and Nonradiative Decay Rates of Molecules

Y Zhang, H Liu, Y Weng - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electronic propensity rule, which suggests a proportional relationship between radiative
and nonradiative electronic coupling elements in fluorescent molecules, has been …