Lecture of The Nirit and Michael Shaoul Fund for Visiting Scholars and Fellows
Professor Mei Hong, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
31 January 2018, 11:00
Shenkar Building, Melamed Hall 006
Title:
Structure, Assembly and Dynamics of a Viral Membrane Protein studied by Soli-State NMR
Abstract:
The M2 protein of the influenza virus forms an archetypal proton channel that mediates virus uncoating, and conducts membrane scission to enable virus budding and release. I will present our comprehensive studies of the structure and dynamics of the M2 protein in lipid bilayers, which give rich insights into the mechanisms of action of both functions.
