Protein ensembles: how does nature harness thermodynamic fluctuations for life? The diverse functional roles of conformational ensembles in the cell

G Wei, W Xi, R Nussinov, B Ma - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
All soluble proteins populate conformational ensembles that together constitute the native
state. Their fluctuations in water are intrinsic thermodynamic phenomena, and the …

Role of intrinsic protein disorder in the function and interactions of the transcriptional coactivators CREB-binding protein (CBP) and p300

HJ Dyson, PE Wright - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016 - ASBMB
The transcriptional coactivators CREB-binding protein (CBP) and p300 undergo a
particularly rich set of interactions with disordered and partly ordered partners, as a part of …

Intrinsically unstructured proteins and their functions

HJ Dyson, PE Wright - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2005 - nature.com
Many gene sequences in eukaryotic genomes encode entire proteins or large segments of
proteins that lack a well-structured three-dimensional fold. Disordered regions can be highly …

Mechanism of coupled folding and binding of an intrinsically disordered protein

K Sugase, HJ Dyson, PE Wright - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Protein folding and binding are analogous processes, in which the protein 'searches' for
favourable intramolecular or intermolecular interactions on a funnelled energy landscape …

Conformational propensities of intrinsically disordered proteins influence the mechanism of binding and folding

M Arai, K Sugase, HJ Dyson… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) frequently function in protein interaction networks that
regulate crucial cellular signaling pathways. Many IDPs undergo transitions from disordered …

Transcriptional/epigenetic regulator CBP/p300 in tumorigenesis: structural and functional versatility in target recognition

F Wang, CB Marshall, M Ikura - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
In eukaryotic cells, gene transcription is regulated by sequence-specific DNA-binding
transcription factors that recognize promoter and enhancer elements near the transcriptional …

An ARC/Mediator subunit required for SREBP control of cholesterol and lipid homeostasis

F Yang, BW Vought, JS Satterlee, AK Walker… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) family of transcription activators are
critical regulators of cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis,. We previously demonstrated …

The origin of allosteric functional modulation: multiple pre-existing pathways

A Del Sol, CJ Tsai, B Ma, R Nussinov - Structure, 2009 - cell.com
Although allostery draws increasing attention, not much is known about allosteric
mechanisms. Here we argue that in all proteins, allosteric signals transmit through multiple …

A nuclear receptor-like pathway regulating multidrug resistance in fungi

JK Thakur, H Arthanari, F Yang, SJ Pan, X Fan… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a serious complication during treatment of opportunistic
fungal infections that frequently afflict immunocompromised individuals, such as transplant …

Protein-observed fluorine NMR: a bioorthogonal approach for small molecule discovery: miniperspective

KE Arntson, WCK Pomerantz - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
The 19F isotope is 100% naturally abundant and is the second most sensitive and stable
NMR-active nucleus. Unlike the ubiquitous hydrogen atom, fluorine is nearly absent in …