713 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Folding and Assembly

Thursday, November 12, 2015: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
255B (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Description:
Biological systems require precise folding, recognition, and self-assembly behaviors to form complex nanostructures and molecular machines. This session solicits theoretical, simulation, and experimental studies that address aspects of both natural and synthetic biomolecule folding and assembly. We encourage submissions that focus on fundamental biophysical thermodynamic and transport properties, mechanisms, and models. Topics of interest include: protein, RNA, and DNA folding and stability; design of structure and function; biomolecules at interfaces and under confinement; and self-assembly of biomolecules into machines and materials.

Sponsor:
Thermodynamics and Transport Properties
Chair:
Sapna Sarupria Email: ssarupr@g.clemson.edu
Co-Chair:
Andrew L. Ferguson Email: alf@illinois.edu




1:06 PM
(713c) Molecular Recognition of CCR5 By Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins CCL3 and CCL4
Phanourios Tamamis, Melis Yildirim, Alexandra Koskosidis and Christodoulos A. Floudas


1:24 PM
(713d) Systematic Characterization of Protein Folding Pathways Using Diffusion Maps and Molecular Simulation
Sang Beom Kim, Carmeline Dsilva, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis and Pablo G. Debenedetti




2:18 PM
(713g) Statistical Thermodynamics of Amyloid-β Oligomerization
Nicholas P. van der Munnik, Tao Wei, Melissa A. Moss and Mark J. Uline


2:36 PM
(713h) Protein-Protein Interactions to Model Protein Aggregation and Solubility
Sarah Hedberg, Daryl Williams, Jerry Heng, Amanda Quigley and John Liddell
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