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Tandem facial amphiphiles for membrane protein stabilization.

Authors :
Chae PS
Gotfryd K
Pacyna J
Miercke LJ
Rasmussen SG
Robbins RA
Rana RR
Loland CJ
Kobilka B
Stroud R
Byrne B
Gether U
Gellman SH
Source :
Journal of the American Chemical Society [J Am Chem Soc] 2010 Dec 01; Vol. 132 (47), pp. 16750-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Nov 04.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

We describe a new type of synthetic amphiphile that is intended to support biochemical characterization of intrinsic membrane proteins. Members of this new family displayed favorable behavior with four of five membrane proteins tested, and these amphiphiles formed relatively small micelles.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1520-5126
Volume :
132
Issue :
47
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21049926
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja1072959