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Dancing Protein Clouds: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in the Norm and Pathology, Part C

  • 1st Edition, Volume 183 - October 14, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Vladimir N Uversky
  • Language: English

Dancing Protein Clouds: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in the Norm and Pathology, Part C, Volume 183 represents a set of selected studies on a variety of research topics re… Read more

Description

Dancing Protein Clouds: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in the Norm and Pathology, Part C, Volume 183 represents a set of selected studies on a variety of research topics related to intrinsically disordered proteins. Topics in this volume include discussions on the evolution of disorder, consideration of the peculiarities of phase separation of the prion protein, a general discussion of the relationships between intrinsic disorder and protein functions, coverage of the structural and functional characterization of several important intrinsically disordered proteins, such as transcription factors, outer membrane porins, trans-membrane and membrane associated proteins with ID regions, discussion of molecular simulations of IDPs, and much more.

Key features

  • Provides recent studies on the intrinsically disordered proteins and their functions, along with the involvement of intrinsically disordered proteins in the pathogenesis of various diseases
  • Contains numerous illustrative materials (color figures, diagrams and tables) to help readers delve into the information provided
  • Includes contributions from recognized experts in the field

Readership

Scientists working in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular medicine, biotechnology, pharmacology and drug discovery, molecular and cellular biology, as well as students of Medical Schools, Departments of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, etc. This book is of interest to everybody, who is fascinated by the protein intrinsic disorder phenomenon, including graduate students, postdoctoral students, and experienced researchers studying intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), their structures, and functions

Table of contents

1. Intrinsic disorder and phase transitions: Pieces in the puzzling role of the prion protein in health and disease

Mariana J. do Amaral and Yraima Cordeiro

2. Functions of intrinsically disordered proteins through evolutionary lenses

Mátyás Pajkos and Zsuzsanna Dosztányi

3. Non-specific porins of Gram-negative bacteria as proteins containing intrinsically disordered regions with amyloidogenic potential

Olga D. Novikova, Vladimir N. Uversky and Elena A. Zelepuga

4. Intrinsic disorder in integral membrane proteins

Brian J. Aneskievich, Rambon Shamilov and Olga Vinogradova

5. Molecular simulations of IDPs: From ensemble generation to IDP interactions leading to disorder-to-order transitions

Hebah Fatafta, Suman Samantray, Abdallah Sayyed-Ahmad, Orkid Coskuner-Weber and Birgit Strodel

6. Target-binding behavior of IDPs via pre-structured motifs

Do-Hyoung Kim and Kyou-Hoon Han

7. The role of dancing duplexes in biology and disease

Heather M. Forsythe and Elisar Barbar

8. Intrinsic disorder in protein kinase A anchoring proteins signaling complexes

Mateusz Dyla and Magnus Kjaergaard

9. Protein intrinsic disorder on a dynamic nucleosomal landscape

Sveinn Bjarnason, Sarah F. Ruidiaz, Jordan McIvor, Davide Mercadante and Pétur O. Heidarsson

10. Flexible spandrels of the global plant virome: Proteomic-wide evolutionary patterns of structural intrinsic protein disorder elucidate modulation at the functional virus–host interplay

Rachid Tahzima, Annelies Haegeman, Sébastien Massart and Eugénie Hébrard

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 183
  • Published: October 14, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Vladimir N Uversky

Prof. Vladimir N. Uversky, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSC, F.A.I.M.B.E., Professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida (USF), is a pioneer in the field of protein intrinsic disorder. He has made a number of groundbreaking contributions in the field of protein folding, misfolding, and intrinsic disorder. He obtained his PhD from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and D.Sc. from the Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 2010, Professor Uversky has worked at University of South Florida, where he works on various aspects of protein intrinsic disorder phenomenon and analysis of protein folding and misfolding processes. He has authored over 1250 scientific publications and edited several books and book series on protein structure, function, folding, misfolding, and intrinsic disorder. He also servs as an editor in a number of scientific journals.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

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