Protein ensembles: how does nature harness thermodynamic fluctuations for life? The diverse functional roles of conformational ensembles in the cell
All soluble proteins populate conformational ensembles that together constitute the native
state. Their fluctuations in water are intrinsic thermodynamic phenomena, and the …
state. Their fluctuations in water are intrinsic thermodynamic phenomena, and the …
Super-resolution microscopy: from single molecules to supramolecular assemblies
Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) methods have allowed scientists to exceed the
diffraction limit of light, enabling the discovery and investigation of cellular structures at the …
diffraction limit of light, enabling the discovery and investigation of cellular structures at the …
From sequence and forces to structure, function, and evolution of intrinsically disordered proteins
JD Forman-Kay, T Mittag - Structure, 2013 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), which lack persistent structure, are a challenge to
structural biology due to the inapplicability of standard methods for characterization of folded …
structural biology due to the inapplicability of standard methods for characterization of folded …
The interface of protein structure, protein biophysics, and molecular evolution
Abstract The interface of protein structural biology, protein biophysics, molecular evolution,
and molecular population genetics forms the foundations for a mechanistic understanding of …
and molecular population genetics forms the foundations for a mechanistic understanding of …
Selection maintains signaling function of a highly diverged intrinsically disordered region
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are characterized by their lack of stable secondary or
tertiary structure and comprise a large part of the eukaryotic proteome. Although these …
tertiary structure and comprise a large part of the eukaryotic proteome. Although these …
Biophysical and quantitative principles of centrosome biogenesis and structure
S Gomes Pereira, MA Dias Louro… - Annual review of cell …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The centrosome is a main orchestrator of the animal cellular microtubule cytoskeleton.
Dissecting its structure and assembly mechanisms has been a goal of cell biologists for over …
Dissecting its structure and assembly mechanisms has been a goal of cell biologists for over …
Intrinsic disorder in protein domains contributes to both organism complexity and clade-specific functions
C Gao, C Ma, H Wang, H Zhong, J Zang, R Zhong… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Interestingly, some protein domains are intrinsically disordered (abbreviated as IDD), and
the disorder degree of same domains may differ in different contexts. However, the …
the disorder degree of same domains may differ in different contexts. However, the …
Pipeline to identify hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are functional proteins that lack a well-defined three-
dimensional structure. The study of IDPs is a rapidly growing area as the crucial biological …
dimensional structure. The study of IDPs is a rapidly growing area as the crucial biological …
Evidence for a strong correlation between transcription factor protein disorder and organismic complexity
I Yruela, CJ Oldfield, KJ Niklas… - Genome biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Studies of diverse phylogenetic lineages reveal that protein disorder increases in concert
with organismic complexity but that differences nevertheless exist among lineages. To gain …
with organismic complexity but that differences nevertheless exist among lineages. To gain …
New insights into the centrosome‐associated spliceosome components as regulators of ciliogenesis and tissue identity
J Busselez, RE Uzbekov, B Franco… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomolecular condensates are membrane‐less assemblies of proteins and nucleic acids.
Centrosomes are biomolecular condensates that play a crucial role in nuclear division …
Centrosomes are biomolecular condensates that play a crucial role in nuclear division …