Environment-dependent single-chain mechanics of synthetic polymers and biomacromolecules by atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy …

Y Bao, Z Luo, S Cui - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
“The Tao begets the One. One begets all things of the world.” This quote from Tao Te Ching
is still inspiring for scientists in chemistry and materials science: The “One” can refer to a …

Next generation methods for single-molecule force spectroscopy on polyproteins and receptor-ligand complexes

B Yang, Z Liu, H Liu, MA Nash - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Single-molecule force spectroscopy with the atomic force microscope provides molecular
level insights into protein function, allowing researchers to reconstruct energy landscapes …

Combination of click chemistry and enzymatic ligation for stable and efficient protein immobilization for single-molecule force spectroscopy

S Shi, Z Wang, Y Deng, F Tian, Q Wu… - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Protein immobilization is an essential method for both basic and applied research for
protein, and covalent, site-specific attachment is the most desirable strategy. Classic …

Enzymatic biosynthesis and immobilization of polyprotein verified at the single-molecule level

Y Deng, T Wu, M Wang, S Shi, G Yuan, X Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The recent development of chemical and bio-conjugation techniques allows for the
engineering of various protein polymers. However, most of the polymerization process is …

Histidine-specific bioconjugation for single-molecule force spectroscopy

H Lei, J Zhang, Y Li, X Wang, M Qin, W Wang, Y Cao - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) is a
powerful tool to study the mechanical properties of proteins. In these experiments, site …

Mechanisms of nanonewton mechanostability in a protein complex revealed by molecular dynamics simulations and single-molecule force spectroscopy

RC Bernardi, E Durner, C Schoeler… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Can molecular dynamics simulations predict the mechanical behavior of protein complexes?
Can simulations decipher the role of protein domains of unknown function in large …

Broadening the scope of sortagging

X Dai, A Böker, U Glebe - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Sortases are enzymes occurring in the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. Sortase A (SrtA),
the best studied sortase class, plays a key role in anchoring surface proteins with the …

Direct Comparison of Lysine versus Site‐Specific Protein Surface Immobilization in Single‐Molecule Mechanical Assays

H Liu, Z Liu, M Sá Santos… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) is powerful for studying folding states and
mechanical properties of proteins, however, it requires protein immobilization onto force …

Removal of a conserved disulfide bond does not compromise mechanical stability of a VHH antibody complex

H Liu, V Schittny, MA Nash - Nano letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Single-domain VHH antibodies are promising reagents for medical therapy. A conserved
disulfide bond within the VHH framework region is known to be critical for thermal stability …

Extreme mechanical stability in protein complexes

LF Milles, HE Gaub - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Non-covalent protein–protein interactions with rupture forces larger than 2000
pN.•Mechanical stability of protein complexes is critically dependent on force application …