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The bright and dark sides of protein conformational switches and the unifying forces of infections.


ABSTRACT: It is now established that a protein can switch between multiple conformations to enable altered functions. Several pathogens including SARS COV2 utilize context-dependent conformational switches of particular proteins to invade host membrane to establish infections. In this perspective, we first discuss the understanding of the conformational switch of a protein towards the productive infections as a dark side of nature. Next, the unexplored binary combination of the sequences of SARS COV2 spike protein and the similarity with diverse pathogen derived proteins have been discussed to obtain novel molecular insights into the process of infection.

SUBMITTER: Sannigrahi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7363679 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The bright and dark sides of protein conformational switches and the unifying forces of infections.

Sannigrahi Achinta A   De Nayan N   Chattopadhyay Krishnananda K  

Communications biology 20200715 1


It is now established that a protein can switch between multiple conformations to enable altered functions. Several pathogens including SARS COV2 utilize context-dependent conformational switches of particular proteins to invade host membrane to establish infections. In this perspective, we first discuss the understanding of the conformational switch of a protein towards the productive infections as a dark side of nature. Next, the unexplored binary combination of the sequences of SARS COV2 spik  ...[more]

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