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Gene Synthesis> | The recombinant protein construct 6×HisAviTag-I272-Csp-I272-SpyTag was made by inserting the DNA sequence of Csp (synthesized by GenScript Biotech) into the vector pET151-I274, which had two Titin-I27 domains on each side of multiple cloning sites. | Get A Quote |
Cold shock protein (Csp) is a typical two-state folding model protein which has been widely studied by biochemistry and single molecule techniques. Recently two-state property of Csp was confirmed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) through direct pulling measurement, while several long-lifetime intermediate states were found by force-clamp AFM. We systematically studied force-dependent folding and unfolding dynamics of Csp using magnetic tweezers with intrinsic constant force capability. Here we report that Csp mostly folds and unfolds with a single step over force range from 5 pN to 50 pN, and the unfolding rates show different force sensitivities at forces below and above ~8 pN, which determines a free en... More