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Seminar in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Biodesign: Kendra Frederick, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Speaker: Kendra Frederick, Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Green Comprehensive Center for Molecular, Computational and Systems Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center

Title: In-cell structural biology of proteins behaving badly

Abstract: The misfolded proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease can adopt a variety of different conformations, some of which are toxic. Because these proteins have identical amino acid sequences, the cellular environment clearly influences the final state, yet most structural studies do not include the cellular context and, perhaps because we are not studying the correct conformation, not a single therapeutic strategy for these diseases addresses the underlying protein misfolding pathology. Using new sensitivity-enhancement technology for solid state NMR spectroscopy, we study protein structure in native environments—inside living cells—to reveal how both healthy and disease-relevant cellular environments influence protein structure.

 

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Event Information

Date
December 4, 2019
Time
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
ASRC Auditorium
Address
85 St. Nicholas Terrace
New York, NY 10031 United States
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