Eukaryotic transcription factors: paradigms of protein intrinsic disorder

L Staby, C O'Shea, M Willemoës, F Theisen… - Biochemical …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Gene-specific transcription factors (TFs) are key regulatory components of signaling
pathways, controlling, for example, cell growth, development, and stress responses. Their …

Targeting intrinsically disordered transcription factors: changing the paradigm

K Tsafou, PB Tiwari, JD Forman-Kay, SJ Metallo… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased understanding of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and protein regions has
revolutionized our view of the relationship between protein structure and function. Data now …

Role of intrinsically disordered protein regions/domains in transcriptional regulation

AS Garza, N Ahmad, R Kumar - Life sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
In recent years, it has become quite evident that numerous proteins exist as an ensemble of
conformers that collectively appears to be intrinsically disordered (ID). Of particular …

Intrinsic disorder in transcription factors

J Liu, NB Perumal, CJ Oldfield, EW Su, VN Uversky… - Biochemistry, 2006 - ACS Publications
Intrinsic disorder (ID) is highly abundant in eukaryotes, which reflect the greater need for
disorder-associated signaling and transcriptional regulation in nucleated cells. Although …

Multifunctional intrinsically disordered regions in transcription factors

M Már, K Nitsenko… - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic transcription factors (TFs) are the final integrators of a complex molecular
feedback mechanism that interfaces with the genome, consolidating information for …

Dynamic studies on intrinsically disordered regions of two paralogous transcription factors reveal rigid segments with important biological functions

S Maiti, B Acharya, VS Boorla, B Manna… - Journal of molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Long stretches of intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are abundantly present in
eukaryotic transcription factors. Although their biological significance is well appreciated, the …

Intrinsic disorder in yeast transcriptional regulatory network

GP Singh, D Dash - Proteins: Structure, Function, and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Intrinsic disorder has been shown to be important in mediating protein–protein and protein–
DNA interactions. Proteins involved in regulatory functions are particularly enriched in …

Intrinsic disorder as a mechanism to optimize allosteric coupling in proteins

VJ Hilser, EB Thompson - Proceedings of the National …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Transcription factors and other allosteric cell signaling proteins contain a disproportionate
number of domains or segments that are intrinsically disordered (ID) under native …

Human transcription factors contain a high fraction of intrinsically disordered regions essential for transcriptional regulation

Y Minezaki, K Homma, AR Kinjo… - Journal of molecular …, 2006 - Elsevier
Human transcriptional regulation factors, such as activators, repressors, and enhancer-
binding factors are quite different from their prokaryotic counterparts in two respects: the …

Intrinsic disorder within and flanking the DNA-binding domains of human transcription factors

X Guo, ML Bulyk, AJ Hartemink - Biocomputing 2012, 2012 - World Scientific
While the term 'protein structure'is commonplace, it is increasingly appreciated that proteins
may not possess a single, well-defined structure: some regions of proteins are intrinsically …