We are delighted to welcome Dr. Shuguang Zhang. He will give the lecture:
"The Simple QTY Code"
Structure/function studies of membrane proteins require detergents after removing them from cell membranes. Dr. Zhang and his team invented a simple tool, the QTY code, that is named for three amino acids: glutamine (Q), threonine (T), and tyrosine (Y) for making water-insoluble domains become water-soluble without detergents. The variants maintain stable structures and ligand-binding activities, so this is very exciting!
Please find more details here:
- https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/the-qty-code-a-simple-tool-for-protein-design/overview/
- Bio of Dr. Shuguang Zhang (pdf)
Time and place: Thursday 5/9 11:15, with refreshments from 11:00.
At Bikuben, Department of Biosciences.
We are co-hosting this event by two Departments (KI and BMB-FYSCELL@IBV)
and by NBS-Oslo.
Welcome!
Kind regards,
Nicola, Omer, Hanne and Ute