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ArticleNature2026

Rational design of disordered proteins for sequence-function investigation.

Kara Hunter, Trevor Brandt, Karina Guadalupe, Kavindu C Kolamunna, Jeffrey M Lotthammer, Nora M Shamoon, Jessica K Niblo, Brooke Nicholson, Lea M Day, Alec Martinez and 3 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Physics-guided design of intrinsically disordered proteins.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Kara Hunter *Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Trevor Brandt *Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-2702-1738
Karina Guadalupe *Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA.
Kavindu C KolamunnaDepartment of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-0910-9268
Jeffrey M LotthammerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Nora M ShamoonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-1286
Jessica K NibloDepartment of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9378-6097
Brooke NicholsonDepartment of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Lea M DayDepartment of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0026-153X
Alec MartinezDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA.
Alex S HolehouseDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. alex.holehouse@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-5729
Shahar SukenikDepartment of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. ssukenik@syr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-9574
Ryan J EmeneckerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. remenecker@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-2773

Funding

G-RISE at UC MercedT32GM141862 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED · PI GOPINATHAN, AJAY, LIWANG, ANDY · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
Uncovering the structural underpinnings of function in disordered transcription factor regionsR35GM137926 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED · PI Shahar Sukenik · 2020 to 2026
$2.5M
Uncovering the regulatory logic of gene expression encoded by disordered regionsDP2CA290639 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alex S Holehouse · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA290639NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM137926NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM141862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite lacking a stable three-dimensional structure, intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDRs) are ubiquitous across all kingdoms of life and have essential cellular roles

Indexed as

Computational BiologyIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsProtein EngineeringAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsHumansModels, MolecularProtein FoldingStructure-Activity RelationshipIntrinsically Disordered Proteins

Identifiers

PMID42527600
PMCPMC13575894

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