Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 138102 (2008) [4 pages]Direct Observation of Correlated Interdomain Motion in Alcohol DehydrogenaseReceived 9 April 2008; published 26 September 2008 Interdomain motions in proteins are essential to enable or promote biochemical function. Neutron spin-echo spectroscopy is used to directly observe the domain dynamics of the protein alcohol dehydrogenase. The collective motion of domains as revealed by their coherent form factor relates to the cleft opening dynamics between the binding and the catalytic domains enabling binding and release of the functional important cofactor. The cleft opening mode hardens as a result of an overall stiffening of the domain complex due to the binding of the cofactor. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.138102
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.138102
PACS:
87.15.H−, 87.14.E−, 87.64.Bx
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