Intrinsically disordered regions are poised to act as sensors of cellular chemistry

D Moses, GM Ginell, AS Holehouse… - Trends in biochemical …, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions (IDRs) are abundant in eukaryotic
proteomes and play a wide variety of essential roles. Instead of folding into a stable …

Helicity of a tardigrade disordered protein contributes to its protective function during desiccation

S Biswas, E Gollub, F Yu, G Ginell… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To survive extreme drying (anhydrobiosis), many organisms, spanning every kingdom of life,
accumulate intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). For decades, the ability of anhydrobiosis …

Structural adaptability and surface activity of peptides derived from tardigrade proteins

G Giubertoni, S Chagri, PG Argudo, L Prädel… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tardigrades are unique micro‐organisms with a high tolerance to desiccation. The
protection of their cells against desiccation involves tardigrade‐specific proteins, which …

An evaluation of thermal tolerance in six tardigrade species in an active and dry state

J Loeffelholz, E Meese, I Giovannini, K Ullibarri… - Biology …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Tardigrades are known for their ability to survive extreme conditions. Reports indicate that
tardigrade thermal tolerance is enhanced in the desiccated state, however these reports …

Helicity of a tardigrade disordered protein promotes desiccation tolerance

S Biswas, E Gollub, F Yu, G Ginell, A Holehouse… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
In order to survive extreme drying (anhydrobiosis), many organisms, spanning every
kingdom of life, accumulate intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). For decades, the ability …

[HTML][HTML] Disordered proteins interact with the chemical environment to tune their protective function during drying

KC Shraddha, K Nguyen, V Nicholson, A Walgren… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The conformational ensemble and function of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are
sensitive to their solution environment. The inherent malleability of disordered proteins …

Protein surface chemistry encodes an adaptive resistance to desiccation

PS Romero-Perez, HM Moran, A Horani, A Truong… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Proteins must be hydrated to function. Desiccation, a common event in an increasing
number of ecosystems, can drive proteome-wide unfolding and aggregation. For cells to …

[引用][C] Osmolyte-IDP interactions during desiccation

V Nicholson, E Meese, TC Boothby - 2024 - Elsevier