Intrinsically disordered proteins: critical components of the wetware

P Kulkarni, S Bhattacharya, S Achuthan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite the wealth of knowledge gained about intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) since
their discovery, there are several aspects that remain unexplored and, hence, poorly …

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 …

Protein conformational dynamics and phenotypic switching

P Kulkarni, S Achuthan, S Bhattacharya, MK Jolly… - Biophysical …, 2021 - Springer
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are proteins that lack rigid 3D structure but exist as
conformational ensembles. Because of their structural plasticity, they can interact with …

PAGE4 and conformational switching: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations and implications for prostate cancer

X Lin, S Roy, MK Jolly, F Bocci, NP Schafer… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Prostate-associated gene 4 (PAGE4) is an intrinsically disordered protein
implicated in prostate cancer. Thestress-response kinase homeodomain-interacting protein …

Intrinsically disordered proteins and phenotypic switching: Implications in cancer

V Kulkarni, P Kulkarni - Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is now well established that intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that constitute a large
part of the proteome across the three kingdoms, play critical roles in several biological …

Intrinsically disordered proteins: insights from Poincare, Waddington, and Lamarck

P Kulkarni - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The past quarter-century may justly be referred to as a period analogous to the “Cambrian
explosion” in the history of proteins. This period is marked by the appearance of the …

Clb3-centered regulations are recurrent across distinct parameter regions in minimal autonomous cell cycle oscillator designs

TDGA Mondeel, O Ivanov, HV Westerhoff… - NPJ systems biology …, 2020 - nature.com
Some biological networks exhibit oscillations in their components to convert stimuli to time-
dependent responses. The eukaryotic cell cycle is such a case, being governed by waves of …

Quantitative model of eukaryotic Cdk control through the Forkhead CONTROLLER

M Barberis - NPJ Systems Biology and Applications, 2021 - nature.com
In budding yeast, synchronization of waves of mitotic cyclins that activate the Cdk1 kinase
occur through Forkhead transcription factors. These molecules act as controllers of their …

Cancer/testis antigens and obligate participation in multiple hallmarks of cancer: an update

SM Mooney, K Rajagopalan… - Asian Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The Cancer/Testis Antigens (CTAs) are a group of so-called tumor antigens that
exhibit provocative expression patterns in most types of cancer. However, because most …

Protein folding, misfolding, and un/non-folding: overview of the SP16 Session at the 20th IUPAB congress, 45th Annual Meeting of SBBf, and 50th Annual Meeting of …

VN Uversky - Biophysical Reviews, 2021 - Springer
The classical and idealistic consideration of the protein universe as a set of well-ordered
proteinaceous machines with unique spatial organizations conducting unique biological …