Functional roles of transiently and intrinsically disordered regions within proteins

VN Uversky - The FEBS journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins are structurally heterogeneous and comprise folded regions with variable
conformational stabilities and intrinsically disordered protein regions that do not have well …

Advances in NMR methods to map allosteric sites: from models to translation

S Boulton, G Melacini - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The last five years have witnessed major developments in the understanding of the allosteric
phenomenon, broadly defined as coupling between remote molecular sites. Such advances …

A tool set to map allosteric networks through the NMR chemical shift covariance analysis

S Boulton, M Akimoto, R Selvaratnam, A Bashiri… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Allostery is an essential regulatory mechanism of biological function. Allosteric sites are also
pharmacologically relevant as they are often targeted with higher selectivity than orthosteric …

Mechanism of Allosteric Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum CGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

O Byun, K Van, P Henning, FW Herberg, G Melacini - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Malaria is a life-threatening disease responsible for about a million fatalities per year
worldwide. Most of the malaria deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. An essential …

Multi-state recognition pathway of the intrinsically disordered protein kinase inhibitor by protein kinase A

C Olivieri, Y Wang, GC Li, M VS, J Kim, BR Stultz… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
In the nucleus, the spatiotemporal regulation of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent
protein kinase A (PKA-C) is orchestrated by an intrinsically disordered protein kinase …

Mapping the free energy landscape of PKA inhibition and activation: A double-conformational selection model for the tandem cAMP-binding domains of PKA RIα

M Akimoto, ET McNicholl, A Ramkissoon… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Protein Kinase A (PKA) is the major receptor for the cyclic adenosine monophosphate
(cAMP) secondary messenger in eukaryotes. cAMP binds to two tandem cAMP-binding …

Role of Dynamics in the Autoinhibition and Activation of the Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-modulated (HCN) Ion Channels*♦

B VanSchouwen, M Akimoto, M Sayadi… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
The hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-modulated (HCN) ion channels control
rhythmicity in neurons and cardiomyocytes. Cyclic AMP allosterically modulates HCN …

NMR methods to dissect the molecular mechanisms of disease-related mutations (DRMs): Understanding how DRMs remodel functional free energy landscapes

JA Byun, G Melacini - Methods, 2018 - Elsevier
Elucidating the molecular mechanism of disease-related mutations (DRMs) is a critical first
step towards understanding the etiology of genetic disorders. DRMs often modulate …

Parallel allostery by cAMP and PDE coordinates activation and termination phases in cAMP signaling

S Krishnamurthy, NK Tulsian, A Chandramohan… - Biophysical journal, 2015 - cell.com
The second messenger molecule cAMP regulates the activation phase of the cAMP
signaling pathway through high-affinity interactions with the cytosolic cAMP receptor, the …

The structure of the apo cAMP‐binding domain of HCN 4–a stepping stone toward understanding the cAMP‐dependent modulation of the hyperpolarization‐activated …

M Akimoto, B VanSchouwen, G Melacini - The FEBS Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The hyperpolarization‐activated cyclic‐nucleotide‐gated (HCN) ion channels control nerve
impulse transmission and cardiac pacemaker activity. The modulation by cAMP is critical for …