Macromolecular crowding, phase separation, and homeostasis in the orchestration of bacterial cellular functions
Macromolecular crowding affects the activity of proteins and functional macromolecular
complexes in all cells, including bacteria. Crowding, together with physicochemical …
complexes in all cells, including bacteria. Crowding, together with physicochemical …
Democratizing protein language models with parameter-efficient fine-tuning
Proteomics has been revolutionized by large protein language models (PLMs), which learn
unsupervised representations from large corpora of sequences. These models are typically …
unsupervised representations from large corpora of sequences. These models are typically …
Scalable protein design using optimization in a relaxed sequence space
C Frank, A Khoshouei, L Fuβ, D Schiwietz, D Putz… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Machine learning (ML)–based design approaches have advanced the field of de novo
protein design, with diffusion-based generative methods increasingly dominating protein …
protein design, with diffusion-based generative methods increasingly dominating protein …
Integrative modeling meets deep learning: Recent advances in modeling protein assemblies
B Shor, D Schneidman-Duhovny - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent progress in protein structure prediction based on deep learning revolutionized the
field of Structural Biology. Beyond single proteins, it also enabled high-throughput prediction …
field of Structural Biology. Beyond single proteins, it also enabled high-throughput prediction …
Dynamic BTB-domain filaments promote clustering of ZBTB proteins
L Mance, N Bigot, EZ Sánchez, F Coste… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The formation of dynamic protein filaments contributes to various biological functions by
clustering individual molecules together and enhancing their binding to ligands. We report …
clustering individual molecules together and enhancing their binding to ligands. We report …
Frequent transitions in self-assembly across the evolution of a central metabolic enzyme
FL Sendker, T Schlotthauer, CN Mais, YK Lo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Many enzymes assemble into homomeric protein complexes comprising multiple copies of
one protein. Because structural form is usually assumed to follow function in biochemistry …
one protein. Because structural form is usually assumed to follow function in biochemistry …
Pairing interacting protein sequences using masked language modeling
Predicting which proteins interact together from amino acid sequences is an important task.
We develop a method to pair interacting protein sequences which leverages the power of …
We develop a method to pair interacting protein sequences which leverages the power of …
Mutational biases favor complexity increases in protein interaction networks after gene duplication
Biological systems can gain complexity over time. While some of these transitions are likely
driven by natural selection, the extent to which they occur without providing an adaptive …
driven by natural selection, the extent to which they occur without providing an adaptive …
[HTML][HTML] Structural determinants of co-translational protein complex assembly
Protein assembly into functional complexes is critical to life's processes. While complex
assembly is classically described as occurring between fully synthesized proteins, recent …
assembly is classically described as occurring between fully synthesized proteins, recent …
Protein language models can capture protein quaternary state
Background Determining a protein's quaternary state, ie the number of monomers in a
functional unit, is a critical step in protein characterization. Many proteins form multimers for …
functional unit, is a critical step in protein characterization. Many proteins form multimers for …