Physics of Proteins: Folding and Function

Presentations

• Dissect the motility mechanism and regulation of the C-terminal kinesin KlpA using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy

  ORAL · Invited

  March 6, 2024, 12:30 PM – March 6, 2024, 1:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Weihong Qiu

    Oregon State University

  Authors

  • Weihong Qiu

    Oregon State University

  • Akasit Visootsat

    Oregon State University

  • Yuan Gao

    Oregon State University

  • Andrew Popchock

    Oregon State University

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• Assessing Mechanical Properties of a Utrophin Fragment with Two Operational Modes

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 1:06 PM – March 6, 2024, 1:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Cailong Hua

    University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Cailong Hua

    University of Minnesota

  • Murti Salapaka

    University of Minnesota

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• Temperature profiles of beta-amyloid and tau protein using Raman spectroscopy

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 1:18 PM – March 6, 2024, 1:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Yin-Ting Yeh

    National Standard of Institute and technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology

  Authors

  • Yin-Ting Yeh

    National Standard of Institute and technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • Thuc Mai

    National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST

  • Angela R Hight Walker

    National Institute of Standards and Tech, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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• Inter-domain signaling: clues and questions from the photoactive yellow protein family of photoreceptors

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 1:30 PM – March 6, 2024, 1:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Wouter Hoff

    Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater

  Authors

  • Wouter Hoff

    Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater

  • Gunnar D Hoogerwerf

    Oklahoma State University

  • Rosalie Dohmen

    Oklahoma State University

  • Catalina Bradley

    Oklahoma State University

  • Amber D Dohmen

    Oklahoma State University

  • Saylor D Hampton

    Oklahoma State University

  • Clarice D Huffman

    Oklahoma State University

  • Scout D Powell

    Oklahoma State University

  • Sarah Teeman

    Oklahoma State University

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• Evolutionary selection of proteins with two folds

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 1:42 PM – March 6, 2024, 1:54 PM

  Publication: Schafer, J.W., Porter, L.L. Evolutionary selection of proteins with two folds. Nat Commun 14, 5478 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41237-2

  Presenters

  • Joseph W Schafer

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  Authors

  • Joseph W Schafer

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Lauren L Porter

    National Institutes of Health - NIH

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 6, 2024, 1:54 PM – March 6, 2024, 2:06 PM

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• Structural Mechanism of TCR-pMHC Catch Bonding

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 2:06 PM – March 6, 2024, 2:18 PM

  Publication: Casey O Barkan and Robijn F Bruinsma, "Catch-slip bonding, pathway switching, and singularities in the flow of molecular deformation," Physical Review Research 5, 023161 (2023).

  Presenters

  • Casey Barkan

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Casey Barkan

    University of California, Los Angeles

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• Functional clustering of proteins to map out the protein shape space

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 2:18 PM – March 6, 2024, 2:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Ella A Carlander

    University of Washington

  Authors

  • Ella A Carlander

    University of Washington

  • Uchenna D Nwaege

    University of California, Riverside

  • Gian Marco Visani

    University of Washington

  • Michael N Pun

    University of Washington

  • Armita Nourmohammad

    University of Washington

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• Understanding and design of beta-sheet forming antimicrobial peptides

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 2:30 PM – March 6, 2024, 2:42 PM

  Publication: Renaud, Samuel, and Rachael A. Mansbach. "Latent spaces for antimicrobial peptide design." Digital Discovery 2.2 (2023): 441-458.
  Niknam Hamidabad, Mohammadreza; Watson, Natalya A.; Wright, Lindsay; and Rachael A. Mansbach. "Molecular Dynamics Simulatiosn Reveal Details of the Early Stages of Aggregation of a Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide." (In preparation)

  Presenters

  • Rachael A Mansbach

    Concordia University

  Authors

  • Rachael A Mansbach

    Concordia University

  • Mohammadreza Niknam Hamidabad

    Concordia University

  • Natalya A Watson

    Concordia University

  • Lindsay Wright

    Concordia University

  • Samuel Renaud

    Concordia University (Canada)

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• A rapid transition in the unfolding of ubiquitin at high SDS concentrations

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 2:42 PM – March 6, 2024, 2:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Hrachya Ishkhanyan

    King's College London

  Authors

  • Hrachya Ishkhanyan

    King's College London

  • Armen Poghosyan

    National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

  • Jan S Pedersen

    Aarhus Universitet

  • Daniel Otzen

    Aarhus Universitet

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• Designing Protein Stabilizers: Small Molecule Effects on Protein Folding are Driven by Direct Interactions and Solvent Rearrangement

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 2:54 PM – March 6, 2024, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Jonathan Zajac

    University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Jonathan Zajac

    University of Minnesota

  • Praveen Muralikrishnan

    University of Minnesota

  • Caryn L Heldt

    Michigan Technological University

  • Sarah L Perry

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Sapna Sarupria

    University of Minnesota

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• Effects of Lipids during Insertion Process of pH Low Insertion Peptide into Membrane

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 3:06 PM – March 6, 2024, 3:18 PM

  Publication: Sharma GP, Meyer AC, Habeeb S, Karbach M, Müller G. Free-energy landscapes and insertion pathways for peptides in membrane environment. Phys Rev E. 2022 Jul;106(1-1):014404. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.106.014404. PMID: 35974613.

  Presenters

  • Ganga P Sharma

    Fairmont State University

  Authors

  • Ganga P Sharma

    Fairmont State University

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