New Insights into Complex Mechanisms: a Single Molecule Journey across a Tightrope
1:00pm - 2:00pm /
Monday 14th October 2019
/ Venue: LT1 Life Sciences Building
- Raphael Levy
- Suitable for: Those interested in Genomes, Systems and Therapeutic Targeting
- Admission: Free
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Speaker: Neil Kad (University of Kent)
In this talk Dr Kad will explore the complex mechanisms of DNA repair and muscle activation using a single molecule method that employs the use of nanowires. These structures of either DNA or actin, are used as substrates in a biophysical exploration of molecular cooperativity. By fluorescently tagging these proteins with quantum dots and using imaging, complex stories of how repair proteins find damage on DNA; or how the most abundantly mutated protein in cardiomyopathy, myosin binding protein-C, modulates contraction. Finally, using optical tweezers, Dr Kad will strum the world's smallest guitar!
In this talk Dr Kad will explore the complex mechanisms of DNA repair and muscle activation using a single molecule method that employs the use of nanowires. These structures of either DNA or actin, are used as substrates in a biophysical exploration of molecular cooperativity. By fluorescently tagging these proteins with quantum dots and using imaging, complex stories of how repair proteins find damage on DNA; or how the most abundantly mutated protein in cardiomyopathy, myosin binding protein-C, modulates contraction. Finally, using optical tweezers, Dr Kad will strum the world's smallest guitar!