Site-specific phosphorylation induces functionally active conformation in the intrinsically disordered N-terminal activation function (AF1) domain of the glucocorticoid …

AMS Garza, SH Khan, R Kumar - Molecular and cellular biology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Intrinsically disordered (ID) regions are disproportionately higher in cell signaling proteins
and are predicted to have much larger frequency of phosphorylation sites than ordered …

Site-specific phosphorylation regulates the structure and function of an intrinsically disordered domain of the glucocorticoid receptor

SH Khan, WA McLaughlin, R Kumar - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered (ID) regions of the transcription factor proteins have much larger
frequency of phosphorylation sites than ordered regions, suggesting an important role in …

Role of phosphorylation in the modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor's intrinsically disordered domain

R Kumar, EB Thompson - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Protein phosphorylation often switches cellular activity from one state to another, and this
post-translational modification plays an important role in gene regulation by the nuclear …

Binding-folding induced regulation of AF1 transactivation domain of the glucocorticoid receptor by a cofactor that binds to its DNA binding domain

AS Garza, SH Khan, CM Moure, DP Edwards… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Intrinsically disordered (ID) regions of proteins commonly exist within transcription factors,
including the N-terminal domain (NTD) of steroid hormone receptors (SHRs) that possesses …

Thermodynamic dissection of the intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of human glucocorticoid receptor

J Li, HN Motlagh, C Chakuroff, EB Thompson… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Intrinsically disordered (ID) sequence segments are abundant in cell signaling proteins and
transcription factors. Because ID regions commonly fold as part of their intracellular function …

Naturally occurring osmolyte, trehalose induces functional conformation in an intrinsically disordered activation domain of glucocorticoid receptor

SH Khan, JA Arnott, R Kumar - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Intrinsically disordered (ID) regions are frequently found in the activation domains of many
transcription factors including nuclear hormone receptors. It is believed that these ID regions …

Genetically tunable frustration controls allostery in an intrinsically disordered transcription factor

J Li, JT White, H Saavedra, JO Wrabl, HN Motlagh… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) present a functional paradox because they lack
stable tertiary structure, but nonetheless play a central role in signaling, utilizing a process …

Folding of the glucocorticoid receptor N-terminal transactivation function: dynamics and regulation

R Kumar, EB Thompson - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mediates biological effects of glucocorticoids at the level of
gene regulation, and plays important roles in many aspects of physiology. In recent years, it …

Interplay between allostery and intrinsic disorder in an ensemble

HN Motlagh, J Li, EB Thompson… - Biochemical Society …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Allostery is a biological phenomenon of critical importance in metabolic regulation and cell
signalling. The fundamental premise of classical models that describe allostery is that …

Binding of the N-terminal region of coactivator TIF2 to the intrinsically disordered AF1 domain of the glucocorticoid receptor is accompanied by conformational …

SH Khan, S Awasthi, C Guo, D Goswami, J Ling… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Control of gene transcription by glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) is important for many
physiological processes. Like other steroid hormone receptors, the regulation of target …