title: Comparing protein behaviour in vitro and in vivo, what does the data really tell us?
abstract: The recent advancement in moving 'biophysical' analysis of proteins in vivo has finally brought us to a position where we can start to make quantitative comparisons with existing in-vitro data. A striking observation is that protein behaviour in live cells seems, after all, not that different from in test tubes, not even at the level of complex mechanisms like protein aggregation. The example examined in this review is the ALS associated protein SOD1 that apparently retains its in-vitro properties in vivo. Does this mean that the protocols for studying proteins in vivo are somehow oversimplified, or that the macromolecular properties and interplay - despite being intrinsically malleable - are evolutionary more 'streamlined' than previously anticipated? Whatever the answer may be the time is now right to put these data to critical biological test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories of Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: jens.danielsson@dbb.su.se.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Danielsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories of Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D055550:Protein Stability; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000072105:Superoxide Dismutase-1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000072105:Superoxide Dismutase-1