Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA.
Science. 2018 Aug 31;361(6405). doi: 10.1126/science.aar7101.
Riback (Reports, 13 October 2017, p. 238) used small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments to infer a degree of compaction for unfolded proteins in water versus chemical denaturant that is highly consistent with the results from Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) experiments. There is thus no "contradiction" between the two methods, nor evidence to support their claim that commonly used FRET fluorophores cause protein compaction.
Riback(报道,2017 年 10 月 13 日,第 238 页)利用小角 X 射线散射(SAXS)实验推断了在水中和化学变性剂中展开蛋白质的紧凑程度,这与Förster 共振能量转移(FRET)实验的结果高度一致。因此,这两种方法之间没有“矛盾”,也没有证据支持他们的说法,即常用的 FRET 荧光染料会导致蛋白质紧凑。