Chapter title |
SSB Binding to ssDNA Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry.
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Chapter number | 3 |
Book title |
Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, September 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-62703-032-8_3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-62703-031-1, 978-1-62703-032-8
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Authors |
Kozlov AG, Lohman TM, Alexander G. Kozlov, Timothy M. Lohman, Kozlov, Alexander G., Lohman, Timothy M. |
Abstract |
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a powerful method for studying protein-DNA interactions in solution. As long as binding is accompanied by an appreciable enthalpy change, ITC studies can yield quantitative information on stoichiometries, binding energetics (affinity, binding enthalpy and entropy) and potential site-site interactions (cooperativity). This can provide a full thermodynamic description of an interacting system which is necessary to understand the stability and specificity of protein-DNA interactions and to correlate the activities or functions of different species. Here we describe procedures to perform and analyze ITC studies using as examples, the E. coli SSB (homotetramer with 4 OB-folds) and D. radiodurans SSB (homodimer with 4 OB-folds). For oligomeric protein systems such as these, we emphasize the need to be aware of the likelihood that solution conditions will influence not only the affinity and enthalpy of binding but also the mode by which the SSB oligomer binds ssDNA. |
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