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  1. Artikel ; Online: High index dielectric films on metals: An island of emission.

    Maytin, Andrew / Gruebele, Martin

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2024  Band 160, Heft 1

    Abstract: Fluorescent emitters are quenched near the surfaces of metals via rapid energy transfer to the metal, via surface plasmons, waveguide modes, and absorption. Commonly, this quenching is reduced by introducing a polymeric or dielectric spacer but requires ... ...

    Abstract Fluorescent emitters are quenched near the surfaces of metals via rapid energy transfer to the metal, via surface plasmons, waveguide modes, and absorption. Commonly, this quenching is reduced by introducing a polymeric or dielectric spacer but requires large distances, at least a fraction of the wavelength, between the metal and chromophore. Using the classical theory for a dipole above a metal/dielectric substrate, we investigate the fluorescent yield for emitters above a wide range of metals and spacers. For metals with low loss and low plasma frequencies, a high index spacer is shown to be advantageous for obtaining higher fluorescent yield in an "island of emission" at finely tuned spacer thickness just 20-30 nm from the metal surface. For such metal-dielectric combinations, fluorophores can be placed surprisingly close to the metal surface while remaining significantly emissive.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2024-01-02
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0181874
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  2. Artikel ; Online: Protein folding and surface interaction phase diagrams in vitro and in cells.

    Gruebele, Martin

    FEBS letters

    2021  Band 595, Heft 9, Seite(n) 1267–1274

    Abstract: Protein stability is subject to environmental perturbations such as pressure and crowding, as well as sticking to other macromolecules and quinary structure. Thus, the environment inside and outside the cell plays a key role in how proteins fold, ... ...

    Abstract Protein stability is subject to environmental perturbations such as pressure and crowding, as well as sticking to other macromolecules and quinary structure. Thus, the environment inside and outside the cell plays a key role in how proteins fold, interact, and function on the scale from a few molecules to macroscopic ensembles. This review discusses three aspects of protein phase diagrams: first, the relevance of phase diagrams to protein folding and function in vitro and in cells; next, how the evolution of protein surfaces impacts on interaction phase diagrams; and finally, how phase separation plays a role on much larger length-scales than individual proteins or oligomers, when liquid phase-separated regions form to assist protein function and cell homeostasis.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Humans ; Macromolecular Substances/ultrastructure ; Models, Molecular ; Protein Folding ; Protein Stability ; Protein Structure, Quaternary/genetics ; Proteins/genetics ; Proteins/ultrastructure
    Chemische Substanzen Macromolecular Substances ; Proteins
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-03-27
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 212746-5
    ISSN 1873-3468 ; 0014-5793
    ISSN (online) 1873-3468
    ISSN 0014-5793
    DOI 10.1002/1873-3468.14058
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  3. Artikel ; Online: Quantum scrambling across an energy barrier.

    Wolynes, Peter G / Gruebele, Martin

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2023  Band 120, Heft 52, Seite(n) e2319705120

    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-12-18
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2319705120
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  4. Artikel: Protein folding and surface interaction phase diagrams in vitro and in cells

    Gruebele, Martin

    FEBS letters. 2021 May, v. 595, no. 9

    2021  

    Abstract: Protein stability is subject to environmental perturbations such as pressure and crowding, as well as sticking to other macromolecules and quinary structure. Thus, the environment inside and outside the cell plays a key role in how proteins fold, ... ...

    Abstract Protein stability is subject to environmental perturbations such as pressure and crowding, as well as sticking to other macromolecules and quinary structure. Thus, the environment inside and outside the cell plays a key role in how proteins fold, interact, and function on the scale from a few molecules to macroscopic ensembles. This review discusses three aspects of protein phase diagrams: first, the relevance of phase diagrams to protein folding and function in vitro and in cells; next, how the evolution of protein surfaces impacts on interaction phase diagrams; and finally, how phase separation plays a role on much larger length‐scales than individual proteins or oligomers, when liquid phase‐separated regions form to assist protein function and cell homeostasis.
    Schlagwörter homeostasis ; liquids ; separation
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2021-05
    Umfang p. 1267-1274.
    Erscheinungsort John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    Anmerkung REVIEW
    ZDB-ID 212746-5
    ISSN 1873-3468 ; 0014-5793
    ISSN (online) 1873-3468
    ISSN 0014-5793
    DOI 10.1002/1873-3468.14058
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  5. Artikel ; Online: Protein Folding Stability and Kinetics in Alginate Hydrogels.

    Chang, Roger / Gruebele, Martin / Leckband, Deborah E

    Biomacromolecules

    2023  Band 24, Heft 11, Seite(n) 5245–5254

    Abstract: Proteins are commonly encapsulated in alginate gels for drug delivery and tissue-engineering applications. However, there is limited knowledge of how encapsulation impacts intrinsic protein properties such as folding stability or unfolding kinetics. Here, ...

    Abstract Proteins are commonly encapsulated in alginate gels for drug delivery and tissue-engineering applications. However, there is limited knowledge of how encapsulation impacts intrinsic protein properties such as folding stability or unfolding kinetics. Here, we use fast relaxation imaging (FReI) to image protein unfolding in situ in alginate hydrogels after applying a temperature jump. Based on changes in the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) response of FRET-labeled phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), we report the quantitative impact of multiple alginate hydrogel concentrations on protein stability and folding dynamics. The gels stabilize PGK by increasing its melting temperature up to 18.4 °C, and the stabilization follows a nonmonotonic dependence on the alginate density. In situ kinetic measurements also reveal that PGK deviates more from two-state folding behavior in denser gels and that the gel decreases the unfolding rate and accelerates the folding rate of PGK, compared to buffer. Phi-value analysis suggests that the folding transition state of an encapsulated protein is structurally similar to that of folded protein. This work reveals both beneficial and negative impacts of gel encapsulation on protein folding, as well as potential mechanisms contributing to altered stability.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Hydrogels ; Protein Folding ; Protein Stability ; Kinetics ; Temperature ; Protein Denaturation
    Chemische Substanzen Hydrogels
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-10-31
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1526-4602
    ISSN (online) 1526-4602
    DOI 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00764
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  6. Artikel ; Online: Response to "Comment on 'Thermodiffusion: The physico-chemical mechanics view'" [J. Chem. Phys. 155, 087101 (2021)].

    Kocherginsky, Nikolai / Gruebele, Martin

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Band 155, Heft 8, Seite(n) 87102

    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-09-02
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0060107
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  7. Artikel ; Online: Thermodiffusion: The physico-chemical mechanics view.

    Kocherginsky, Nikolai / Gruebele, Martin

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Band 154, Heft 2, Seite(n) 24112

    Abstract: Thermodiffusion in liquids (the Soret effect) has several unusual properties. In particular, transport can occur with or against a temperature gradient depending on the case. Numerous empirical correlations have been proposed with mixed success or range ... ...

    Abstract Thermodiffusion in liquids (the Soret effect) has several unusual properties. In particular, transport can occur with or against a temperature gradient depending on the case. Numerous empirical correlations have been proposed with mixed success or range of applicability. Here, we show that physicochemical mechanics, derived from the Smoluchowski equation as a description of diffusive transport phenomena, is in accord with the experimental and simulated thermodiffusion data from colloidal beads and biomacromolecules to ionic solutions and ultracold fluid mixtures. It yields a simple formula for the Soret coefficient S
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-01-12
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0028674
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  8. Artikel ; Online: Dynamical spectroscopy and microscopy of proteins in cells.

    Gruebele, Martin / Pielak, Gary J

    Current opinion in structural biology

    2021  Band 70, Seite(n) 1–7

    Abstract: With a strong understanding of how proteins fold in hand, it is now possible to ask how in-cell environments modulate their folding, binding and function. Studies accessing fast (ns to s) in-cell dynamics have accelerated over the past few years through ... ...

    Abstract With a strong understanding of how proteins fold in hand, it is now possible to ask how in-cell environments modulate their folding, binding and function. Studies accessing fast (ns to s) in-cell dynamics have accelerated over the past few years through a combination of in-cell NMR spectroscopy and time-resolved fluorescence microscopies. Here, we discuss this recent work and the emerging picture of protein surfaces as not just hydrophilic coats interfacing the solvent to the protein's core and functional regions, but as critical components in cells controlling protein mobility, function and communication with post-translational modifications.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Microscopy ; Protein Folding ; Proteins ; Solvents
    Chemische Substanzen Proteins ; Solvents
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-03-01
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1068353-7
    ISSN 1879-033X ; 0959-440X
    ISSN (online) 1879-033X
    ISSN 0959-440X
    DOI 10.1016/j.sbi.2021.02.001
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  9. Artikel ; Online: Cellular Sticking Can Strongly Reduce Complex Binding by Speeding Dissociation.

    Davis, Caitlin M / Gruebele, Martin

    The journal of physical chemistry. B

    2021  Band 125, Heft 15, Seite(n) 3815–3823

    Abstract: While extensive studies have been carried out to determine protein-RNA binding affinities, mechanisms, and dynamics in vitro, such studies do not take into consideration the effect of the many weak nonspecific interactions in a cell filled with potential ...

    Abstract While extensive studies have been carried out to determine protein-RNA binding affinities, mechanisms, and dynamics in vitro, such studies do not take into consideration the effect of the many weak nonspecific interactions in a cell filled with potential binding partners. Here we experimentally tested the role of the cellular environment on affinity and binding dynamics between a protein and RNA in living U-2 OS cells. Our model system is the spliceosomal protein U1A and its binding partner SL2 of the U1 snRNA. The binding equilibrium was perturbed by a laser-induced temperature jump and monitored by Förster resonance energy transfer. The apparent binding affinity in live cells was reduced by up to 2 orders of magnitude compared to in vitro. The measured in-cell dissociation rate coefficients were up to 2 orders of magnitude larger, whereas no change in the measured association rate coefficient was observed. The latter is not what would be anticipated due to macromolecular crowding or nonspecific sticking of the uncomplexed U1A and SL2 in the cell. A quantitative model fits our experimental results, with the major cellular effect being that U1A and SL2 sticking to cellular components are capable of binding, just not as strongly as the free complex. This observation suggests that high binding affinities measured or designed in vitro are necessary for proper binding in vivo, where competition with many nonspecific interactions exists, especially for strongly interacting species with high charge or large hydrophobic surface areas.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Binding Sites ; Dissociative Disorders ; Humans ; Protein Binding ; RNA/metabolism ; RNA, Small Nuclear/metabolism ; Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear/metabolism ; Spliceosomes/metabolism
    Chemische Substanzen RNA, Small Nuclear ; Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear ; RNA (63231-63-0)
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-04-07
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ISSN 1520-5207
    ISSN (online) 1520-5207
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c00950
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  10. Artikel ; Online: HYPK: A marginally disordered protein sensitive to charge decoration.

    Firouzbakht, Arash / Haider, Austin / Gaalswyk, Kari / Alaeen, Sepehr / Ghosh, Kingshuk / Gruebele, Martin

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2024  Band 121, Heft 18, Seite(n) e2316408121

    Abstract: Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that lie close to the empirical boundary separating IDPs and folded proteins in Uversky's charge-hydropathy plot may behave as "marginal IDPs" and sensitively switch conformation upon changes in environment ( ... ...

    Abstract Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that lie close to the empirical boundary separating IDPs and folded proteins in Uversky's charge-hydropathy plot may behave as "marginal IDPs" and sensitively switch conformation upon changes in environment (temperature, crowding, and charge screening), sequence, or both. In our search for such a marginal IDP, we selected Huntingtin-interacting protein K (HYPK) near that boundary as a candidate; PKIα, also near that boundary, has lower secondary structure propensity; and Crk1, just across the boundary on the folded side, has higher secondary structure propensity. We used a qualitative Förster resonance energy transfer-based assay together with circular dichroism to simultaneously probe global and local conformation. HYPK shows several unique features indicating marginality: a cooperative transition in end-to-end distance with temperature, like Crk1 and folded proteins, but unlike PKIα; enhanced secondary structure upon crowding, in contrast to Crk1 and PKIα; and a cross-over from salt-induced expansion to compaction at high temperature, likely due to a structure-to-disorder transition not seen in Crk1 and PKIα. We then tested HYPK's sensitivity to charge patterning by designing charge-flipped variants including two specific sequences with identical amino acid composition that markedly differ in their predicted size and response to salt. The experimentally observed trends, also including mutants of PKIα, verify the predictions from sequence charge decoration metrics. Marginal proteins like HYPK show features of both folded and disordered proteins that make them sensitive to physicochemical perturbations and structural control by charge patterning.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Intrinsically Disordered Proteins/chemistry ; Intrinsically Disordered Proteins/metabolism ; Intrinsically Disordered Proteins/genetics ; Protein Folding ; Circular Dichroism ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; Humans ; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ; Temperature ; Protein Conformation
    Chemische Substanzen Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2024-04-23
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2316408121
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