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Revisiting assertions of boosted mobility of catalytic enzymes

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Abstract

If it is a truism that science progresses by lively debate, then dueling claims of boosted diffusion (or not) of enzyme diffusion must be leading to rapidly-progressing understanding. In the face of the asserted lack of evidence of boosted diffusion, here we contribute with new experiments: (1) we expand the range of catalytic enzymes for which enhanced diffusion is reported, (2) we visualize the diffusion of fluorescently-labeled single enzymes, and (3) we make progress in explaining large disagreements in the literature about what quantitatively is the turnover rate for particular enzymes.

Presenters

  • Qi Pan

    Institute for Basic Science

Authors

  • Qi Pan

    Institute for Basic Science

  • Steve Granick

    Institute for Basic Science