| Literature DB >> 16199508 |
Ben Corry1, Paul Rigby, Zhen-Wei Liu, Boris Martinac.
Abstract
We demonstrate that fluorescence resonance energy transfer spectroscopy is a powerful tool for in situ structural analysis of multimeric membrane proteins by measuring the conformational changes involved in gating the mechanosensitive ion channel of large conductance. Ensemble analysis is used to analyze the intensity of light emitted by AlexaFluor-labeled cysteine mutants reconstituted into artificial liposomes before and after acceptor photobleaching. The diameter of the protein is found to increase by 16 A upon channel activation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16199508 PMCID: PMC1367003 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033