| Literature DB >> 26851279 |
Alaji Bah1, Julie D Forman-Kay2.
Abstract
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) produce significant changes in the structural properties of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) by affecting their energy landscapes. PTMs can induce a range of effects, from local stabilization or destabilization of transient secondary structure to global disorder-to-order transitions, potentially driving complete state changes between intrinsically disordered and folded states or dispersed monomeric and phase-separated states. Here, we discuss diverse biological processes that are dependent on PTM regulation of IDPs. We also present recent tools for generating homogenously modified IDPs for studies of PTM-mediated IDP regulatory mechanisms.Entities:
Keywords: intrinsically disordered protein; post-translational modification (PTM); protein conformation; protein-DNA interaction; protein-protein interaction; regulation
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26851279 PMCID: PMC4807257 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R115.695056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157