Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
In this brief, Vladimir Uversky discusses the paradigm-shifting phenomenon of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and functional IDP regions (IDPRs). Beginning with an introduction to the concept of protein intrinsic disorder, Uversky then goes on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Protein Folding and Structure
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introducing the phenomenon of protein intrinsic disorder
- Peculiar amino acid sequences of soluble IDPs
- Natural abundance of IDPs/IDPRs
- Wavy evolution of intrinsic disorder: Reinventing the wheel
- Structural heterogeneity of IDPs: When almost everything is possible
- Typical functions of IDPs and IDPRs
- Binding promiscuity and multitude of the disorder-based binding modes
- IDPs/IDPRs in human diseases
- IDPs as potential drug targets
- Concluding remarks: Intrinsic disorder as a universal tool for solving protein mysteries and riddles