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ArticleProteins2026

Generalizing the Gaussian Network Model: Spanning-Tree Thermodynamics Shows Entropy-Driven KRAS Activation.

Fatma Senguler Ciftci, Burak Erman

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Article in Proteins, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fatma Senguler CiftciDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6901-6364
Burak ErmanDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-6059

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Abstract

The GTPase KRAS executes a conformational switch between a GTP-bound active state and a GDP-bound inactive state, a process central to oncogenic signaling. However, the structural basis of this switching at the level of residue-contact organization remains incompletely characterized by traditional binary structural models. Here, we present a statistical-mechanical generalization of the Gaussian Network Model (GNM) by constructing spanning-tree partition functions for residue-contact graphs using the weighted Kirchhoff Laplacian in conjunction with the Matrix-Tree Theorem. Within this framework, the standard GNM is recovered in the high-temperature limit, whereas the present formulation enables a continuous Boltzmann-weighted ensemble analysis. We compute the network free energy

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Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)EntropyEnzyme ActivationGuanosine DiphosphateGuanosine TriphosphateHumansModels, MolecularNormal DistributionProtein ConformationThermodynamicsGuanosine DiphosphateGuanosine TriphosphateKRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)allosteric networkKirchhoff LaplacianKRASmatrix‐tree theoremspanning‐tree partition function

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PMID42253221
PMCPMC13539671

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