DNA-Templated Protein Arrays for Single-Molecule Imaging

Autor: Roslin J. Adamson, Anthony Watts, Helen Attrill, Robert J.C. Gilbert, Alan D. Goddard, Andrew J. Turberfield, Daniele N. Selmi
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Nano Letters. 11:657-660
ISSN: 1530-6992
1530-6984
DOI: 10.1021/nl1037769
Popis: Single-particle electron cryomicroscopy permits structural characterization of noncrystalline protein samples, but throughput is limited by problems associated with sample preparation and image processing. Three-dimensional density maps are reconstructed from high resolution but noisy images of individual molecules. We show that self-assembled DNA nanoaffinity templates can create dense, nonoverlapping arrays of protein molecules, greatly facilitating data collection. We demonstrate this technique using a G-protein-coupled membrane receptor, a soluble G-protein, and a signaling complex of both molecules.
Databáze: OpenAIRE