[HTML][HTML] Intrinsically disordered proteins: an overview

R Trivedi, HA Nagarajaram - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many proteins and protein segments cannot attain a single stable three-dimensional
structure under physiological conditions; instead, they adopt multiple interconverting …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple sclerosis and myelin basic protein: Insights into protein disorder and disease

V Martinsen, P Kursula - Amino Acids, 2022 - Springer
Myelin basic protein (MBP) is an abundant protein in central nervous system (CNS) myelin.
MBP has long been studied as a factor in the pathogenesis of the autoimmune …

Omicron and Delta variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: a comparative computational study of spike protein

S Kumar, TS Thambiraja, K Karuppanan… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants,
especially those of concern, may have an impact on the virus's transmissibility and …

[HTML][HTML] Intermolecular interactions underlie protein/peptide phase separation irrespective of sequence and structure at crowded milieu

M Poudyal, K Patel, L Gadhe, AS Sawner… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as a crucial biological phenomenon
underlying the sequestration of macromolecules (such as proteins and nucleic acids) into …

[HTML][HTML] A prion-like protein regulator of seed germination undergoes hydration-dependent phase separation

Y Dorone, S Boeynaems, E Flores, B Jin, S Hateley… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Many organisms evolved strategies to survive desiccation. Plant seeds protect dehydrated
embryos from various stressors and can lay dormant for millennia. Hydration is the key …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation properties of RPA combine high-affinity ssDNA binding with dynamic condensate functions at telomeres

V Spegg, A Panagopoulos, M Stout… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
RPA has been shown to protect single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) intermediates from instability
and breakage. RPA binds ssDNA with sub-nanomolar affinity, yet dynamic turnover is …

[HTML][HTML] Metapredict: a fast, accurate, and easy-to-use predictor of consensus disorder and structure

RJ Emenecker, D Griffith, AS Holehouse - Biophysical journal, 2021 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions make up a substantial fraction of many
proteomes in which they play a wide variety of essential roles. A critical first step in …

The disordered P granule protein LAF-1 drives phase separation into droplets with tunable viscosity and dynamics

S Elbaum-Garfinkle, Y Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
P granules and other RNA/protein bodies are membrane-less organelles that may assemble
by intracellular phase separation, similar to the condensation of water vapor into droplets …

[HTML][HTML] The centrosome is a selective condensate that nucleates microtubules by concentrating tubulin

JB Woodruff, BF Gomes, PO Widlund, J Mahamid… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Centrosomes are non-membrane-bound compartments that nucleate microtubule arrays.
They consist of nanometer-scale centrioles surrounded by a micron-scale, dynamic …

Rapid prediction and analysis of protein intrinsic disorder

GW Dayhoff, VN Uversky - Protein Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Protein intrinsic disorder is found in all kingdoms of life and is known to underpin numerous
physiological and pathological processes. Computational methods play an important role in …