Direct and Model Free Calculation of Force-Dependent Dissociation Rates from Force Spectroscopic Data

AUTOR(ES)

Oberbarnscheidt, Leoni

FONTE

The Biophysical Society

RESUMO

Force spectroscopy allows testing the free energy landscapes of molecular interactions. Usually, the dependency of the most probable rupture force on the force rate or the shape of the rupture force histogram is fitted with different models that contain approximations and basic assumptions. We present a simple and model free approach to extract the force-dependent dissociation rates directly from the force curve data. Simulations show that the dissociation rates at any force are given directly by the ratio of the number of detected rupture events to the time this force was acting on the bond. To calculate these total times of acting forces, all force curve data points of all curves measured are taken into account, which significantly increases the amount of information which is considered for data analysis compared to other methods. Moreover, by providing force-dependent dissociation rates this method allows direct testing and validating of any energy landscape model.

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