Disorder and function: a review of the dehydrin protein family

SP Graether, KF Boddington - Frontiers in plant science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Dehydration proteins (dehydrins) are group 2 members of the late embryogenesis abundant
(LEA) protein family. The protein architecture of dehydrins can be described by the presence …

Intrinsically disordered proteins from A to Z

VN Uversky - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2011 - Elsevier
The ideas that proteins might possess specific functions without being uniquely folded into
rigid 3D-structures and that these floppy polypeptides might constitute a noticeable part of …

Valence and patterning of aromatic residues determine the phase behavior of prion-like domains

EW Martin, AS Holehouse, I Peran, M Farag, JJ Incicco… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Prion-like domains (PLDs) can drive liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in cells. Using an
integrative biophysical approach that includes nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy …

CHARMM36m: an improved force field for folded and intrinsically disordered proteins

J Huang, S Rauscher, G Nawrocki, T Ran, M Feig… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The all-atom additive CHARMM36 protein force field is widely used in molecular modeling
and simulations. We present its refinement, CHARMM36m (http://mackerell. umaryland …

ALS mutations disrupt phase separation mediated by α-helical structure in the TDP-43 low-complexity C-terminal domain

AE Conicella, GH Zerze, J Mittal, NL Fawzi - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
RNA-binding protein TDP-43 mediates essential RNA processing but forms cytoplasmic
neuronal inclusions via its C-terminal domain (CTD) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It …

Systematic identification of conditionally folded intrinsically disordered regions by AlphaFold2

TR Alderson, I Pritišanac, Đ Kolarić… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database contains predicted structures for millions of
proteins. For the majority of human proteins that contain intrinsically disordered regions …

The intrinsically disordered SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein in dynamic complex with its viral partner nsp3a

LM Bessa, S Guseva, AR Camacho-Zarco, N Salvi… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The processes of genome replication and transcription of SARS-CoV-2 represent important
targets for viral inhibition. Betacoronaviral nucleoprotein (N) is a highly dynamic cofactor of …

Mechanistic view of hnRNPA2 low-complexity domain structure, interactions, and phase separation altered by mutation and arginine methylation

VH Ryan, GL Dignon, GH Zerze, CV Chabata, R Silva… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary hnRNPA2, a component of RNA-processing membraneless organelles, forms
inclusions when mutated in a syndrome characterized by the degeneration of neurons …

EGCG binds intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of p53 and disrupts p53-MDM2 interaction

J Zhao, A Blayney, X Liu, L Gandy, W Jin, L Yan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) from green tea can induce apoptosis in cancerous cells,
but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using SPR and NMR …

A specific phosphorylation-dependent conformational switch in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein inhibits RNA binding

M Botova, AR Camacho-Zarco, J Tognetti… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The nucleocapsid protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 encapsidates
the viral genome and is essential for viral function. The central disordered domain comprises …