(AGENPARL) – ven 14 giugno 2024 *Source*: Tokyo Institute of Technology
*Immediate release:* June 14, 2024
*Headline*: Developing a System to Study Proteins Without Fixed Structures
*Sub-headline: * Researchers propose a novel pipeline that makes the
analysis of intrinsically disordered proteins much faster and more
convenient.
(Tokyo, June 14) Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) can dynamically
change their
conformations depending on their external environment and can, therefore,
bind to
different compounds. However, they are difficult to analyze. Now, Tokyo
Tech researchers
have addressed this issue with a novel pipeline that enables a rapid
crystal structure
analysis of IDPs via a cell-free protein crystallization technique.
Figure: https://tokyotech.box.com/s/j0dhkg05lm9mz506y25sb75vfxve5omf
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