Overview
- Nominated by National Taiwan University as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis
- Includes a detailed protocol for preparing nanodisc samples, as well as for systematic study and careful sample optimization
- Provides detailed insights into the effect of lipid composition on the function of an integral membrane protein by monitoring the photocycle kinetics initiated by pulsed illumination
- Introduces an efficient method for direct assembly of native nanodiscs from biological membranes with production yield suitable for biophysical characterization, which can preserve both protein conformation and lipid composition
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This book focuses on the study of how the properties of nanodiscs, such as lipid composition and size, influence the function of the embedding integral membrane protein, bacteriorhodopsin. The author performed systematic studies to show that the lipid composition and the charge of the hydrophobic head and the structure of hydrophilic tails affect the photocycle pathway of bacteriorhodopsin, which is closely associated with its proton-pumping activity. Furthermore, the author demonstrated a highly efficient method for extracting membrane proteins directly from the biological membrane, preserving protein conformation, function and essential native lipids. This book demonstrates optimization and sample preparation, and presents practical methods of preparing membrane protein-embedded nanodisc samples for biophysical studies, which benefit structural and functional studies in the field of membrane protein characterization, both.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Study of Bacteriorhodopsin in a Controlled Lipid Environment
Authors: Vivien Yeh
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1238-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1237-3Published: 12 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4589-0Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1238-0Published: 26 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 139
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 64 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physical Chemistry, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics