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Intrinsically disordered proteins in cellular signalling and regulation

Intrinsically disordered proteins in cellular signalling and regulation Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of proteins that may also contain structured domains mediate crucial signalling processes in eukaryotic cells. Disorder is advantageous in cell signalling because disordered sequences have the potential to bind to multiple partners, often using different structures. Disordered regions are relatively accessible, often contain multiple binding motifs and are frequently the sites for post-translational modification, an important mediator of the control of signalling pathways. Disordered proteins have central roles in the formation of higher-order signalling assemblies and in the operation of circadian clocks. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Cell Biology; Cancer Research; Developmental Biology; Stem Cells; Biochemistry, general
ISSN
1471-0072
eISSN
1471-0080
DOI
10.1038/nrm3920
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Abstract

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of proteins that may also contain structured domains mediate crucial signalling processes in eukaryotic cells. Disorder is advantageous in cell signalling because disordered sequences have the potential to bind to multiple partners, often using different structures. Disordered regions are relatively accessible, often contain multiple binding motifs and are frequently the sites for post-translational modification, an important mediator of the control of signalling pathways. Disordered proteins have central roles in the formation of higher-order signalling assemblies and in the operation of circadian clocks.

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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 22, 2014

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