Here we report an application of the photothermal beam deflection technique in combination with a caged calcium compound, DM-nitrophen, to monitor microsecond and millisecond dynamics and energetics of structural changes associated with the calcium association to a neuronal calcium sensor, Downstream Regulatory Element Antagonist Modulator.
Gonzalez, W. G., Miksovska, J. Submillisecond Conformational Changes in Proteins Resolved by Photothermal Beam Deflection. J. Vis. Exp. (84), e50969, doi:10.3791/50969 (2014).