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Protein multi-functionality: introduction.

Vsevolod V Gurevich¹

¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. vsevolod.gurevich@vanderbilt.edu.

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|August 19, 2019

Summary

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Most proteins are multi-functional, meaning they perform multiple tasks. Understanding these protein functions is key for developing targeted molecular tools for cell biology and therapeutics.

Keywords:

Arrestin G protein GPCR GRK Intrinsic disorder Linear motif Multi-functionality Post-translational modification Protein

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology

Background:

Proteins exhibit multi-functionality, performing diverse roles within cells.
Distinct structural features, such as intrinsically disordered elements and short linear motifs, enable protein multi-functionality.

Purpose of the Study:

To review examples of protein multi-functionality across various protein families.
To highlight structural determinants of protein multi-functionality.
To discuss the implications of protein multi-functionality for experimental interpretation and therapeutic development.

Main Methods:

Review of multi-author articles in CMLS focusing on protein families.
Emphasis on structural features contributing to protein multi-functionality.
Analysis of the impact of altering protein expression levels on multiple functions.

Main Results:

Protein multi-functionality is a widespread phenomenon, potentially applicable to most proteins.
Intrinsically disordered regions and short linear motifs are key structural elements for multi-functionality.
Altering protein expression affects all functions, necessitating careful interpretation of experimental data.

Conclusions:

The multi-functional nature of proteins complicates the interpretation of expression manipulation studies.
Identifying mono-functional protein elements allows for the creation of targeted molecular tools.
These tools have potential applications in cell biology research and therapeutics.