Intrinsically disordered proteins and their “mysterious”(meta) physics

VN Uversky - Frontiers in Physics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recognition of the natural abundance and functional importance of intrinsically disordered
proteins (IDPs), and protein hybrids that contain both intrinsically disordered protein regions …

Intrinsic disorder and posttranslational modifications: the darker side of the biological dark matter

AL Darling, VN Uversky - Frontiers in genetics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDPRs)
are functional proteins and domains that devoid stable secondary and/or tertiary structure …

p53 proteoforms and intrinsic disorder: An illustration of the protein structure–function continuum concept

VN Uversky - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Although it is one of the most studied proteins, p53 continues to be an enigma. This protein
has numerous biological functions, possesses intrinsically disordered regions crucial for its …

Protein intrinsic disorder and structure-function continuum

VN Uversky - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
The functional proteome of a given organism noticeably exceeds its corresponding genome
due to various events at the DNA (genetic variations), mRNA (alternative splicing, alternative …

Intrinsically disordered proteins: the dark horse of the dark proteome

P Kulkarni, VN Uversky - Proteomics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A good portion of the 'protein universe'embodies the 'dark proteome'. The latter comprises
proteins not amenable to experimental structure determination by existing means and …

Multi-functionality of proteins involved in GPCR and G protein signaling: making sense of structure–function continuum with intrinsic disorder-based proteoforms

AV Fonin, AL Darling, IM Kuznetsova… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
GPCR–G protein signaling system recognizes a multitude of extracellular ligands and
triggers a variety of intracellular signaling cascades in response. In humans, this system …

Can peripheral MicroRNA expression data serve as epigenomic (upstream) biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease?

ŞG Yılmaz, ME Erdal, AA Özge… - Omics: a journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most
common form of dementia. However, biomarkers that require testing in the brain tissue pose …

Zooming into the dark side of human annexin-S100 complexes: dynamic alliance of flexible partners

J Weisz, VN Uversky - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Annexins and S100 proteins form two large families of Ca2+-binding proteins. They are
quite different both structurally and functionally, with S100 proteins being small (10–12 kDa) …

The roles of intrinsic disorder-based liquid-liquid phase transitions in the “Dr. Jekyll–Mr. Hyde” behavior of proteins involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and …

VN Uversky - Autophagy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Pathological developments leading to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are associated with misbehavior of several key …

Functional unfoldomics: Roles of intrinsic disorder in protein (multi) functionality.

VN Uversky - Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, 2023 - europepmc.org
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), which are functional proteins without stable tertiary
structure, and hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and intrinsically disordered …