Relevance of electrostatic charges in compactness, aggregation, and phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins

G Bianchi, S Longhi, R Grandori, S Brocca - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The abundance of intrinsic disorder in the protein realm and its role in a variety of
physiological and pathological cellular events have strengthened the interest of the scientific …

Amyloids: the history of toxicity and functionality

EI Yakupova, LG Bobyleva, SA Shumeyko… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review presents the beginning of the history of toxic properties of
amyloids, especially on Aβ amyloids. We discuss anti-amyloid therapy and its problems and …

Uncovering the universality of self-replication in protein aggregation and its link to disease

G Meisl, CK Xu, JD Taylor, TCT Michaels, A Levin… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Fibrillar protein aggregates are a hallmark of a range of human disorders, from prion
diseases to dementias, but are also encountered in several functional contexts. Yet, the …

RNA-binding and prion domains: the Yin and Yang of phase separation

NL Gotor, A Armaos, G Calloni… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Proteins and RNAs assemble in membrane-less organelles that organize intracellular
spaces and regulate biochemical reactions. The ability of proteins and RNAs to form …

Amyloidogenic motifs revealed by n-gram analysis

M Burdukiewicz, P Sobczyk, S Rödiger… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Amyloids are proteins associated with several clinical disorders, including Alzheimer's, and
Creutzfeldt-Jakob's. Despite their diversity, all amyloid proteins can undergo aggregation …

Reversible, functional amyloids: towards an understanding of their regulation in yeast and humans

G Cereghetti, S Saad, R Dechant, M Peter - Cell Cycle, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Protein aggregates, and in particular amyloids, are generally considered to be inherently
irreversible aberrant clumps, and are often associated with pathologies, such as Alzheimer's …

[PDF][PDF] Diversification of the Rho transcription termination factor in bacteria

SM Moreira, T Chyou, JT Wade… - Nucleic acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Correct termination of transcription is essential for gene expression. In bacteria, factor-
dependent termination relies on the Rho factor, that classically has three conserved …

Prion‐like proteins: from computational approaches to proteome‐wide analysis

M Gil‐Garcia, V Iglesias, I Pallarès, S Ventura - FEBS open bio, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Prions are self‐perpetuating proteins able to switch between a soluble state and an
aggregated‐and‐transmissible conformation. These proteinaceous entities have been …

Functionalized prion-inspired amyloids for biosensor applications

M Díaz-Caballero, S Navarro, S Ventura - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein amyloid nanofibers provide a biocompatible platform for the development of
functional nanomaterials. However, the functionalities generated up to date are still limited …

Discovering Putative Prion-Like Proteins in Plasmodium falciparum: A Computational and Experimental Analysis

I Pallarès, NS De Groot, V Iglesias… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Prions are a singular subset of proteins able to switch between a soluble conformation and a
self-perpetuating amyloid state. Traditionally associated with neurodegenerative diseases …