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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2017

Conditionally disordered proteins: bringing the environment back into the fold.

Andrew C Hausrath, Richard L Kingston

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Andrew C HausrathSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.
Richard L KingstonSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand. rl.kingston@auckland.ac.nz.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For many proteins, biological function requires the folding of the polypeptide chain into a unique and persistent tertiary structure. This review concerns proteins that adopt a specific tertiary structure to function, but are otherwise partially or completely disordered. The biological cue for protein folding is environmental perturbation or minor post-translational modification. Hence, we term these proteins conditionally disordered. Many of these proteins recognize and bind other molecules, and conditional disorder has been hypothesized to allow for more nuanced control and regulation of binding processes. However, this remains largely unproven. The sequences of conditionally disordered proteins suggest their propensity to fold; yet, under the standard laboratory conditions, they do not do so, which may appear surprising. We argue that the surprise results from the failure to consider the role of the environment in protein structure formation and that conditional disorder arises as a natural consequence of the marginal stability of the folded state.

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BacteriaBacterial ProteinsEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EHMGB ProteinsHumansIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsProtein BindingProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, GlucocorticoidRibonuclease PTranscription FactorsBacterial ProteinsEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EHMGB ProteinsIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsReceptors, GlucocorticoidRibonuclease PTranscription FactorsConformational fluctuationsCoupled binding and foldingOsmolytesProtein stabilityUnstable proteins

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PMID28597298
PMCPMC11107710

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