Visual Analysis of protein-ligand interactions

Protein-blot analysis of receptor-ligand interactions.

Protein blotting was originally introduced as a solid-phase immunoassay (Gershoni & Palade, 1983; Towbin & Gordon, 1984). However, this technique can also be employed for the analysis of ligand-receptor interactions. In principle, a protein sample containing a receptor is resolved by gel electrophoresis and then blotted to an immobilizing matrix, such as a nitrocellulose membrane filter, as wou...

Mass spectrometric analysis of protein–ligand interactions

The interactions of small molecules with proteins (protein-ligand interactions) mediate various biological phenomena including signal transduction and protein transcription and translation. Synthetic compounds such as drugs can also bind to target proteins, leading to the inhibition of protein-ligand interactions. These interactions typically accompany association-dissociation equilibrium accor...

[Methods for analysis of protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions].

In order to maintain cellular homeostasis, cellular proteins coexist in complex and variable molecular assemblies. Therefore, understanding of major physiological processes at molecular level is based on analysis of protein-protein interaction networks. Firstly, composition of the molecular assembly has to be qualitatively analyzed. In the next step, quantitative bio-chemical properties of the ...

Protein Ligand Interactions 


Quantitative analysis of protein-ligand interactions by NMR.

Protein-ligand interactions have been commonly studied through static structures of the protein-ligand complex. Recently, however, there has been increasing interest in investigating the dynamics of protein-ligand interactions both for fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms and for drug development. NMR is a versatile and powerful tool, especially because it provides site-specif...