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Vlachy V, Kalyuzhnyi YV, Hribar-Lee B, Dill KA. Protein Association in Solution: Statistical Mechanical Modeling. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1703. [PMID: 38136574 PMCID: PMC10742237 DOI: 10.3390/biom13121703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Protein molecules associate in solution, often in clusters beyond pairwise, leading to liquid phase separations and high viscosities. It is often impractical to study these multi-protein systems by atomistic computer simulations, particularly in multi-component solvents. Instead, their forces and states can be studied by liquid state statistical mechanics. However, past such approaches, such as the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory, were limited to modeling proteins as spheres, and contained no microscopic structure-property relations. Recently, this limitation has been partly overcome by bringing the powerful Wertheim theory of associating molecules to bear on protein association equilibria. Here, we review these developments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vojko Vlachy
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, New York, NY 11794, USA;
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, New York, NY 11790, USA
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Han Z, Sun LW, Wu XT, Yang X, Fan YB. Nonlinear dynamics of membrane skeleton in osteocyte. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2023; 26:249-260. [PMID: 35363098 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2057796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Osteocytes play an important role in mechanosensation and conduction in bone tissue, and the change of mechanical environment can affect the sensitivity of osteocytes to external stimulation. The structure of osteocytes will be changed when they are subjected to vibrations, which influence the mechanosensitivity of osteocytes and alter the regulation of bone remodeling process. As an important mechanotransduction structure in osteocytes, the membrane skeleton greatly affects the mechanosensation and conduction of osteocytes. However, the dynamic responses of membrane skeleton to the vibration and the structural changes of membrane skeleton are unclear. Therefore, we applied a nonlinear dynamics method to explain the time-dependent changes of membrane skeleton. The semi-ellipsoidal reticulate shell structure of membrane skeleton is built based on the experimental observation in our previous work. Then, the nonlinear dynamic equations of membrane skeleton are established according to the theory of plate and shell dynamics, and the displacement-time curves, phase portraits, and Poincaré maps of membrane skeleton structure were obtained. The numeration results show that under the vibration stimulation of 15 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz, and 90 Hz, the membrane skeleton is destroyed after a transient equilibrium position vibration. The vibration of 15 Hz has the most destructive effect on the membrane skeleton, the natural frequency of membrane skeleton may be less than 15 Hz. In addition, the chaos phenomenon occurs to the membrane skeleton during vibration. As a damping factor, the existence of viscosity alleviates the damage of structure. This study can help us to understand the oscillation characteristic of membrane skeleton in osteocyte.
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- Zhuang Han
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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Rheological study of α- and κ-carrageenan expansion in solution as effects of the position of the sulfate group. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 223:1138-1144. [PMID: 36395929 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The viscosity of carrageenan solutions in the coil state was greater for α-carrageenan (α-Car) compared with that for κ-carrageenan (κ-Car); thus, the impact of one sulfate group on 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose was compared with the impact of one sulfate group on D-galactose units of the carrabiose residues. The thermal expansion coefficient of the solutions, B2 × Tc, characterizes the way the viscosity decreases because of extension of the physical bonds of the systems to their rupture point (Tc) under increasing temperature. The Tc and B2 × Tc of water were equal to (100 ± 5) °C and (1.57 ± 0.05) × 10-2/°C, respectively. The Tc of the α-Car and κ-Car systems increased after the addition of CaCl2 and KCl, respectively, and with increasing polysaccharide concentration. However, the B2 × Tc of the α-Car and κ-Car systems were rather sensitive to CaCl2 and KCl, respectively. In the overall solutions examined, the expansion of α-Car systems was found to be between 1.5 × 10-2/°C and 1.61 × 10-2/°C, greater than the expansion of κ-Car systems, which was between 1.5 × 10-2/°C and 1.2 × 10-2/°C. Thus, α-Car is a good alternative to κ-Car for reducing syneresis phenomena, and its sensitivity as ι-Car to divalent cations would be due to the anhydro cycle.
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Limited enzymatic hydrolysis induced pea protein gelation at low protein concentration with less heat requirement. Food Hydrocoll 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Axelrod R, Beyrer M, Mathys A. Impact of the electric field intensity and treatment time on whey protein aggregate formation. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:6589-6600. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nguyen TB, Mueni LM, Bui TNTV, Bao HND, Thi Kim Cuc N, Nicolai T. Characterization of tuna dark muscle protein isolate. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.16753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Salipante PF, Kuei S, Hudson SD. A small-volume microcapillary rheometer. RHEOLOGICA ACTA 2022; 61:10.1007/s00397-022-01333-4. [PMID: 36632607 PMCID: PMC9830794 DOI: 10.1007/s00397-022-01333-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We demonstrate a capillary device used to measure the shear rate-dependent viscosity of microliter scale volumes. Liquid samples are driven pneumatically through a microcapillary and partially fill a larger glass capillary. The glass capillary is mounted on an optical linear sensor to track the air-liquid meniscus in real time and trigger the reversal of flow direction by switching a pneumatic valve. Each transit provides a volumetric flow rate measurement, which is used with the pressure drop to determine viscosity as a function of shear rate. A given sample of at least 50 μL can be measured over at least 2 to 3 decades in shear rate, in the range of 10 to 105 s-1, and be essentially fully recovered. Validation by comparison to reference measurements is performed using samples of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid, with viscosity ranging from 1 to 100 mPa s. The range of operation and uncertainty arising from instrumentation, meniscus effects, and inertial effects are discussed. The performance of this rheometer is advantageous, especially for use and reuse of small volumes.
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- Paul F. Salipante
- Polymers and Complex Fluids Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Polymers and Complex Fluids Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Polymers and Complex Fluids Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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Gudapati H, Parisi D, Colby RH, Ozbolat IT. Rheological investigation of collagen, fibrinogen, and thrombin solutions for drop-on-demand 3D bioprinting. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:10506-10517. [PMID: 33073269 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01455a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Collagen, fibrinogen, and thrombin proteins in aqueous buffer solutions are widely used as precursors of natural biopolymers in three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting applications. The proteins are sourced from animals and their quality may vary from batch to batch, inducing differences in the rheological properties of such solutions. In this work, we investigate the rheological response of collagen, fibrinogen, and thrombin protein solutions in bulk and at the solution/air interface. Interfacial rheological measurements show that fibrous collagen, fibrinogen and globular thrombin proteins adsorb and aggregate at the solution/air interface, forming a viscoelastic solid film at the interface. The viscoelastic film corrupts the bulk rheological measurements in rotational rheometers by contributing to an apparent yield stress, which increases the apparent bulk viscosity up to shear rates as high as 1000 s-1. The addition of a non-ionic surfactant, such as polysorbate 80 (PS80) in small amounts between 0.001 and 0.1 v/v%, prevents the formation of the interfacial layer, allowing the estimation of true bulk viscosity of the solutions. The estimation of viscosity not only helps in identifying those protein solutions that are potentially printable with drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing but also detects inconsistencies in flow behavior among the batches.
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- Hemanth Gudapati
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Chen N, Nicolai T, Chassenieux C, Wang Y. pH and ionic strength responsive core-shell protein microgels fabricated via simple coacervation of soy globulins. Food Hydrocoll 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Jiang B, Wang X, Wang L, Wu S, Li D, Liu C, Feng Z. Fabrication and Characterization of a Microemulsion Stabilized by Integrated Phosvitin and Gallic Acid. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:5437-5447. [PMID: 32320610 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The purpose of this work was to conjugate phosvitin (Pv) with gallic acid (GA) to explore a new emulsifier that had both good emulsifying properties and antioxidant activity. The Pv-GA complex was prepared at a GA concentration of 1.5 mg/mL with pH 9.0. The Pv-GA complex obtained was identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and characterized with infrared, ultraviolet, and fluorescence spectra. The emulsifying activity and stability of the Pv-GA complex were slightly improved, and antioxidant activities was significantly enhanced. Furthermore, the Pv-GA complex was used to load conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) for microemulsion preparation. Results showed that the Pv-GA complex could increase the viscosity and lipid antioxidant capacity of Pv-GA/CLA microemulsion. The Pv-GA/CLA microemulsion had remarkable emulsifying activity, emulsifying stability, pH, and thermal stability and poor salt stability.
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- Bin Jiang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Heilongjiang Eco-meteorology Center, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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