Chapter title |
Structure and Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.
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Chapter number | 2 |
Book title |
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Studied by NMR Spectroscopy
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, September 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-20164-1_2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-920163-4, 978-3-31-920164-1
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Authors |
Fu, Biao, Vendruscolo, Michele, Isabella C. Felli, Roberta Pierattelli, Biao Fu, Michele Vendruscolo |
Abstract |
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are involved in a wide range of essential biological processes, including in particular signalling and regulation. We are only beginning, however, to develop a detailed knowledge of the structure and dynamics of these proteins. It is becoming increasingly clear that, as IDPs populate highly heterogeneous states, they should be described in terms of conformational ensembles rather than as individual structures, as is instead most often the case for the native states of globular proteins. Within this context, in this chapter we describe the conceptual tools and methodological aspects associated with the description of the structure and dynamics of IDPs in terms of conformational ensembles. A major emphasis is given to methods in which molecular simulations are used in combination with experimental nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, as they are emerging as a powerful route to achieve an accurate determination of the conformational properties of IDPs. |
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