The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions

AS Holehouse, BB Kragelund - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered protein regions exist in a collection of dynamic interconverting
conformations that lack a stable 3D structure. These regions are structurally heterogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

[HTML][HTML] Intrinsically disordered proteins and their “mysterious”(meta) physics

VN Uversky - Frontiers in Physics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recognition of the natural abundance and functional importance of intrinsically disordered
proteins (IDPs), and protein hybrids that contain both intrinsically disordered protein regions …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid–liquid phase separation by intrinsically disordered protein regions of viruses: Roles in viral life cycle and control of virus–host interactions

S Brocca, R Grandori, S Longhi, V Uversky - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are unable to adopt a unique 3D structure under
physiological conditions and thus exist as highly dynamic conformational ensembles. IDPs …

[HTML][HTML] AlphaFold2: a role for disordered protein/region prediction?

CJ Wilson, WY Choy, M Karttunen - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of AlphaFold2 marked a paradigm-shift in the structural biology
community. Herein, we assess the ability of AlphaFold2 to predict disordered regions …

[PDF][PDF] Principles for integrative structural biology studies

MP Rout, A Sali - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Integrative structure determination is a powerful approach to modeling the structures of
biological systems based on data produced by multiple experimental and theoretical …

[PDF][PDF] The structure and dynamics of higher-order assemblies: amyloids, signalosomes, and granules

H Wu, M Fuxreiter - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
We here attempt to achieve an integrated understanding of the structure and dynamics of a
number of higher-order assemblies, including amyloids, various kinds of signalosomes, and …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction modules that impart specificity to disordered protein

K Cermakova, HC Hodges - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are especially enriched among proteins that regulate
chromatin and transcription. As a result, mechanisms that influence specificity of IDR-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid–liquid phase separation as an organizing principle of intracellular space: Overview of the evolution of the cell compartmentalization concept

IA Antifeeva, AV Fonin, AS Fefilova… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
At the turn of the twenty-first century, fundamental changes took place in the understanding
of the structure and function of proteins and then in the appreciation of the intracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Mode of action of teixobactins in cellular membranes

R Shukla, J Medeiros-Silva, A Parmar… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The natural antibiotic teixobactin kills pathogenic bacteria without detectable resistance. The
difficult synthesis and unfavourable solubility of teixobactin require modifications, yet …