Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2023 Feb;72:102232. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.102232. Epub 2022 Nov 30.
Enzyme function requires conformational changes to achieve substrate binding, domain rearrangements, and interactions with partner proteins, but these movements are difficult to observe. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a versatile structural technique that can probe such conformational changes under solution conditions that are physiologically relevant. Although it is generally considered a low-resolution structural technique, when used to study conformational changes as a function of time, ligand binding, or protein interactions, SAXS can provide rich insight into enzyme behavior, including subtle domain movements. In this perspective, we highlight recent uses of SAXS to probe structural enzyme changes upon ligand and partner-protein binding and discuss tools for signal deconvolution of complex protein solutions.
酶的功能需要构象变化来实现底物结合、结构域重排以及与伴侣蛋白的相互作用,但这些运动很难观察到。小角 X 射线散射(SAXS)是一种通用的结构技术,可在生理相关的溶液条件下探测这些构象变化。尽管它通常被认为是一种低分辨率的结构技术,但当用于研究构象变化作为时间、配体结合或蛋白质相互作用的函数时,SAXS 可以提供对酶行为的深入了解,包括细微的结构域运动。在这篇观点文章中,我们强调了最近使用 SAXS 探测配体和伴侣蛋白结合时结构酶的变化,并讨论了用于复杂蛋白质溶液信号解卷积的工具。