Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2012
Keywords
Conformational Ensemble, Intrinsically Disordered Protein, Intrinsically Unstructured Protein, Natively Disordered Protein, Natively Unfolded Protein, Structure-function Paradigm
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374920-8.00312-X
Abstract
This chapter introduces intrinsically disordered proteins, which do not have rigid three-dimensional (3-D) structures under physiological conditions, but which nevertheless carry out numerous biological functions. Such proteins challenge the prevailing structure-function paradigm, according to which the unique 3-D structure of a protein is a prerequisite to its function. Here we argue that the prevailing paradigm needs to be expanded to include intrinsically disordered proteins and their new relationships among protein sequence, structure, and function. Since this extended paradigm opens new levels of understanding of the complex life of proteins, it represents a major breakthrough for biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, in E. H. Egelman (Ed.), Reference Module in Life Sciences: Comprehensive Biophysics, Elsevier, p. 170-211
Scholar Commons Citation
Uversky, Vladimir N. and Dunker, A. Keith, "Intrinsically Disordered Proteins" (2012). Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications. 1059.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mme_facpub/1059
