Native mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for the structural biology studies of macromolecular assemblies. The top-down MS of proteins and noncovalent protein complexes in near physiological solution conditions provides information on binding sites, stoichiometry, and exposed surface of proteins or complexes.
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