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Beyond structure - solving conformational dynamics for intractable proteins (2023–2026)

Abstract:
Proteins perform almost every task that enables the amazing complexity of cellular and whole organism physiology. These molecular machines perform this incredible array of tasks due to their ability to dynamically change shape. For the vast majority of these machines, we can only view a snapshot of the possible shapes they can adopt and can¿t monitor how they change from one shape to another, which is critical for their functioning. This project aims to develop and apply a completely new method to visualise dynamic changes in protein shape which is not possible with current techniques. This will allow us to provide a new description and understanding of the function of proteins, which is fundamental to all biology.
Grant type:
ARC Discovery Projects
Researchers:

  • Dr Sebastian Furness

    Amplify Fellow
    School of Biomedical Sciences
    Faculty of Medicine
    Affiliate Senior Research Fellow of
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Funded by:
Australian Research Council