Braun, T and Backmann, N and Vogtli, M and Bietsch, A and Engel, A and Lang, HP and Gerber, C and Hegner, M (2006) Conformational change of bacteriorhodopsin quantitatively monitored by microcantilever sensors. BIOPHYS J , 90 (8) 2970 - 2977. 10.1529/biophysj.105.072934.
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Abstract
Bacteriorhodopsin proteoliposomes were used as a model system to explore the applicability of micromechanical cantilever arrays to detect conformational changes in membrane protein patches. The three main results of our study concern: 1), reliable functionalization of micromechanical cantilever arrays with proteoliposomes using ink jet spotting; 2), successful detection of the prosthetic retinal removal (bleaching) from the bacteriorhodopsin protein by measuring the induced nanomechanical surface stress change; and 3), the quantitative response thereof, which depends linearly on the amount of removed retinal. Our results show this technique to be a potential tool to measure membrane protein-based receptor-ligand interactions and conformational changes.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Conformational change of bacteriorhodopsin quantitatively monitored by microcantilever sensors |
| DOI: | 10.1529/biophysj.105.072934 |
| Keywords: | NANOMECHANICAL CANTILEVER ARRAY, ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY, INDUCED DEFLECTIONS, TARGET VALIDATION, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, PURPLE MEMBRANE, HYDROXYLAMINE, RESOLUTION, DNA, SPECTROSCOPY |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Medicine (Division of) |
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