The differential response of proteins to macromolecular crowding

M Candotti, M Orozco - PLoS computational biology, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The habitat in which proteins exert their function contains up to 400 g/L of macromolecules,
most of which are proteins. The repercussions of this dense environment on protein …

Atomistic modeling of intrinsically disordered proteins under polyethylene glycol crowding: quantitative comparison with experimental data and implication of protein …

V Nguemaha, S Qin, HX Zhou - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The malleability of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) has generated great interest in
understanding how their conformations respond to crowded cellular environments …

Specific interactions and environment flexibility tune protein stability under extreme crowding

M Katava, G Stirnemann, M Pachetti… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Macromolecular crowding influences protein mobility and stability in vivo. A precise
description of the crowding effect on protein thermal stability requires the estimate of the …

All-atom simulations of crowding effects on ubiquitin dynamics

LA Abriata, E Spiga, M Dal Peraro - Physical biology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
It is well-known that crowded environments affect the stability of proteins, with strong
biological and biotechnological implications; however, beyond this, crowding is also …

On protein folding in crowded conditions

D Gomez, K Huber, S Klumpp - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The interior of a cell is a highly packed environment that can be occupied up to 40% by
different macromolecules. Such crowded media influence different biochemical processes …

Effects of macromolecular crowding agents on protein folding in vitro and in silico

A Christiansen, Q Wang, MS Cheung… - Biophysical …, 2013 - Springer
Proteins fold and function inside cells which are environments very different from that of
dilute buffer solutions most often used in traditional experiments. The crowded milieu results …

Macromolecular crowding and intrinsically disordered proteins: a polymer physics perspective

J Cubuk, A Soranno - ChemSystemsChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The cell is a crowded environment where a relevant fraction of the available space is
occupied by proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites. Here we discuss recent advancements …

Optimized OPEP force field for simulation of crowded protein solutions

S Timr, S Melchionna, P Derreumaux… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Macromolecular crowding has profound effects on the mobility of proteins, with strong
implications on the rates of intracellular processes. To describe the dynamics of crowded …

Effects of macromolecular crowding on protein folding and aggregation studied by density functional theory: dynamics

AR Kinjo, S Takada - Physical Review E, 2002 - APS
Inside the living cell is inherently crowded with proteins and other macromolecules. Thus, it
is indispensable to take into account various interactions between the protein and other …

Effects of macromolecular crowding on the conformational ensembles of disordered proteins

S Qin, HX Zhou - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
Due to their conformational malleability, intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are
particularly susceptible to influences of crowded cellular environments. Here we report a …