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 …

The protein folding problem: the role of theory

R Nassar, GL Dignon, RM Razban, KA Dill - Journal of molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The protein folding problem was first articulated as question of how order arose from
disorder in proteins: How did the various native structures of proteins arise from interatomic …

Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks

H Lyons, RT Veettil, P Pradhan, C Fornero… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Components of transcriptional machinery are selectively partitioned into specific
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …

Complete phase diagram for liquid–liquid phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins

J McCarty, KT Delaney, SPO Danielsen… - The journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A number of intrinsically disordered proteins have been shown to self-assemble via liquid–
liquid phase separation into protein-rich and dilute phases. The resulting coacervates can …

Competing interactions give rise to two-state behavior and switch-like transitions in charge-rich intrinsically disordered proteins

X Zeng, KM Ruff, RV Pappu - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The most commonly occurring intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are polyampholytes,
which are defined by the duality of low net charge per residue and high fractions of charged …

Multifunctional intrinsically disordered regions in transcription factors

M Már, K Nitsenko… - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic transcription factors (TFs) are the final integrators of a complex molecular
feedback mechanism that interfaces with the genome, consolidating information for …

Theory and simulation of multiphase coexistence in biomolecular mixtures

WM Jacobs - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates constitute a newly recognized form of spatial organization in
living cells. Although many condensates are believed to form as a result of phase …

Uncovering non-random binary patterns within sequences of intrinsically disordered proteins

MC Cohan, MK Shinn, JM Lalmansingh… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sequence-ensemble relationships of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are governed
by binary patterns such as the linear clustering or mixing of specific residues or residue …

Phase separation vs aggregation behavior for model disordered proteins

U Rana, CP Brangwynne… - The Journal of chemical …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is widely utilized by the cell to organize and regulate
various biochemical processes. Although the LLPS of proteins is known to occur in a …

Role of strong localized vs weak distributed interactions in disordered protein phase separation

S Rekhi, D Sundaravadivelu Devarajan… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interaction strength and localization are critical parameters controlling the single-chain and
condensed-state properties of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). Here, we decipher …