Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and the impact on cell stress resistance / 生物工程学报
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
; (12): 1490-1505, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are proteins or protein regions that fail to get folded into definite three-dimensional structures but participate in various biological processes and perform specific functions. Defying the traditional protein "sequence-structure-function" paradigm, they enrich the protein "structure-function" diversity. Ubiquitous in organisms, they show extreme hydrophilicity, charged amino acids, and highly repetitive amino acid sequences, with simple arrangement. As a result, they feature highly variable binding affinities and high coordination, which facilitate their functions. IDPs play an important role in cell stress response, which can improve the tolerance to a variety of stresses, such as freezing, high salt, heat shock, and desiccation. In this study, we briefed the characteristics, classifications, and identification of IDPs, summarized the molecular mechanism in improving cell stress resistance, and described the potential applications.
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Main subject:
Protein Conformation
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Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
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Freezing
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Year:
2022
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Article