Intrinsically disordered proteins at the nano-scale

T. Ehm, H. Shinar, S. Meir, A. Sekhon, V. Sethi, I. L. Morgan, G. Rahamim, O. A. Saleh, R. Beck

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Abstract

The human proteome is enriched in proteins that do not fold into a stable 3D structure. These intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) spontaneously fluctuate between a large number of configurations in their native form. Remarkably, the disorder does not lead to dysfunction as with denatured folded proteins. In fact, unlike denatured proteins, recent evidence strongly suggests that multiple biological functions stem from such structural plasticity. Here, focusing on the nanometer length-scale, we review the latest advances in IDP research and discuss some of the future directions in this highly promising field.

Original languageEnglish
Article number022501
JournalNano Futures
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1715627, the United States-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation under Grant No. 2016696, and the Israel Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1454/19.

FundersFunder number
United States–Israel Bi-National Science Foundation2016696
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Biological Sciences1715627
Israel Science Foundation1454/19

    Keywords

    • FRET
    • Intrinsically disordered proteins
    • NMR FCS
    • Nanoscopic characterization
    • SAXS
    • Single-molecule force spectroscopy

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