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Correlated intramolecular motions and diffuse x–ray scattering in lysozyme

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Correlated motions of protein atoms are of biological significance in processes involving ligand binding, conformational change and information transmission. X–ray scattering patterns from protein crystals contain diffuse scattering that originates from correlated displacements of atoms. Here we present experimental data on diffuse X–ray scattering from lysozyme crystals. We show that the diffuse scattering is similar in form to scattering derived from molecular dynamics simulation and normal mode analysis of the isolated protein, the normal modes giving the closest agreement with experiment.

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  1. LURE, Laboratoire CNRS-CEA-MEN, Université Paris-Sud, Bât. 209D, F-91405, Orsay, France

    P. Faure, J. Doucet & J.P. Benoit

  2. Section de Biophysique des Protéines et des Membranes, DBCM, CEA Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

    A. Micu & J.C. Smith

  3. Laboratoire d'Enzymologie Physico-Chimiqueet Moléculaire, Groupe de Recherche CNRS associé à I'Université de Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay, France

    D. Pérahia

  4. Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, Bât. 510, F-91405, Orsay, France

    J. Doucet

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Faure, P., Micu, A., Pérahia, D. et al. Correlated intramolecular motions and diffuse x–ray scattering in lysozyme. Nat Struct Mol Biol 1, 124–128 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0294-124

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