Probing conformational changes of ubiquitin by host-guest chemistry using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-29

  Lee, Jong Wha ^a   Heo, Sung Woo ^b   Lee, Shin Jung C ^a   Ko, Jae Yoon ^a   Kim, Hyungjun ^c   Kim, Hugh I ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Collision induced dissociation; Conformational change; Cucurbit 6 uril; Electrospray ionization; Host guest chemistry; Supramolecular chemistry; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATION; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; CUCURBIT[6]URIL; HOSTGUEST CHEMISTRY; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; COMPLEXATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CONFORMATIONS;

CADAVERINE; CUCURBIT[6]URIL; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOST GUEST CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN REFOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE CHARGE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; IONS; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 84873042766     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0496-6     Document Type: Article

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