{"title":"Molecular Machinery of the Triad Holin, Endolysin, and Spanin: Key Players Orchestrating Bacteriophage-Induced Cell Lysis and their Therapeutic Applications.","authors":"Safia Samir","doi":"10.2174/0109298665181166231212051621","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665181166231212051621","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phage therapy, a promising alternative to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, harnesses the lytic cycle of bacteriophages to target and eliminate bacteria. Key players in this process are the phage lysis proteins, including holin, endolysin, and spanin, which work synergistically to disrupt the bacterial cell wall and induce lysis. Understanding the structure and function of these proteins is crucial for the development of effective therapies. Recombinant versions of these proteins have been engineered to enhance their stability and efficacy. Recent progress in the field has led to the approval of bacteriophage-based therapeutics as drugs, paving the way for their clinical use. These proteins can be combined in phage cocktails or combined with antibiotics to enhance their activity against bacterial biofilms, a common cause of treatment failure. Animal studies and clinical trials are being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of phage therapy in humans. Overall, phage therapy holds great potential as a valuable tool in the fight against multidrug- resistant bacteria, offering hope for the future of infectious disease treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"85-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139521339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Potential Biomarkers of Early Thymoma based on Serum Proteomics.","authors":"Min Jin, Peng Liu, Guoyan Qi","doi":"10.2174/0109298665275655231103105924","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665275655231103105924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Early diagnosis remains difficult because the early symptoms of thymoma are atypical.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to analyze the changes of serum proteins in the early stage of thymoma (stage I/II) by proteomics method and to screen and validate candidate biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Proteins were extracted from 8 sera patients with stage I/II thymoma and 9 healthy controls. The levels of serum proteins were detected by data-independent acquisition (DIA) quantitative proteomics techniques, and the differential proteins were identified. The proteomic results were verified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Additionally, differentially expressed proteins were analyzed using receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 80 differentially expressed proteins between the patients with thymoma and the healthy control group, among which 39 were up-regulated and 41 were down-regulated. Differential protein enrichment is involved in environmental information processing, signaling molecules and interactions, and in the body system and the immune system. The analysis of receptor working characteristic curves showed that the areas under the curve of CORO1A, SAA1 and LTA4H were all larger than 0.8, indicating that these proteins had good diagnostic value.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CORO1A, SAA1 and LTA4H may be new biomarkers for early screening of thymoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"74-83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variable Surface Antigens of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>: Protein Families with Divergent Roles.","authors":"Jasweer Kaur, Prakash Chandra Mishra, Rachna Hora","doi":"10.2174/0109298665298567240530170924","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665298567240530170924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malaria caused by <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> (Pf) is an illness that contributes significantly to the global health burden. Pf makes significant alterations to the host cell to meet its metabolic demands and escape the immune response of the host. These include the export of a large number of parasite proteins to the infected Red Blood Cells (iRBC). Variable Surface Antigens (VSAs), which are highly polymorphic protein families with important roles in immune evasion, form an important component of the exported proteins. A total of five protein families constitute the VSAs, viz. PfEMP1 (Pf erythrocyte membrane protein 1), RIFIN (repetitive interspersed family), STEVOR (sub-telomeric open reading frame), SURFIN (surface-associated interspersed gene family), and PfMC-2TM (Pf Maurer's cleft two transmembrane). With orthologues present in various simian-infecting species, VSAs take up a variety of domain topologies and organizational structures while exhibiting differential expressions throughout the parasite life cycle. Their expression varies across clinical isolates and laboratory strains, which suggests their crucial role in host cell survival and defense. Members of VSAs are reported to contribute significantly to disease pathogenesis through immune evasion processes like cytoadherence, iRBC sequestration in the host vasculature, rosetting, reduced erythrocyte deformability, and direct immunosuppression. In this study, we have gathered information on various aspects of VSAs, like their orthologues, domain architecture, surface topology, functions and interactions, and three-dimensional structures, while emphasizing discoveries in the field. Considering the vast repertoire of Plasmodial VSAs with new emergent functions, a lot remains unknown about these families and, hence, malaria biology.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"409-423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Agonistic Activity of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor is Reduced by the D46G Substitution.","authors":"Anastasia Aleksandrovna Akunevich, Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Khrustaleva, Marina Anatolyevna Yermalovich","doi":"10.2174/0109298665297321240708044223","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665297321240708044223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Resistance to anti-tumor agents targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) reduces treatment response and requires the development of novel EGFR antagonists. Mutant epidermal growth factor (EGF) forms with reduced agonistic activity could be promising agents in cancer treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>EGF D46G affinity to EGFR domain III was assessed with affinity chromatography. EGF D46G acute toxicity in Af albino mice at 320 and 3200 μg/kg subcutaneous doses was evaluated. EGF D46G activity in human epidermoid carcinoma cells at 10 ng/mL concentration in serum-free medium and in subcutaneous Ehrlich ascites carcinoma mice model at 320 μg/kg dose was studied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The D46G substitution decreases the thermal stability of EGF complexes with EGFR domain III by decreasing the ability of the C-terminus to be released from the intermolecular β- sheet. However, with remaining binding sites for EGFR domain I, EGF D46G effectively competes with other EGF-like growth factors for binding to EGFR and does not demonstrate toxic effects in mice. EGF D46G inhibits the proliferation of human epidermoid carcinoma cells compared to native EGF. A single subcutaneous administration of EGF D46G along with Ehrlich carcinoma cells injection inhibits the proliferation of these cells and delays tumor formation for up to seven days.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>EGF D46G can be defined as a partial EGFR agonist as this mutant form demonstrates reduced agonistic activity compared to native EGF. The study emphasizes the role of the EGF C-terminus in establishing interactions with EGFR domain III, which are necessary for EGFR activation and subsequent proliferation of cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"504-518"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141748947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lixia Hu, Rongrong Wang, Qinxue Wu, Yan Wan, Yifeng Li
{"title":"Different VH3-binding Protein A Resins Show Comparable VH3-binding Mediated Byproduct Separation Capabilities Despite Having Varied Dynamic Binding Capacities Towards A VH3 Fab.","authors":"Lixia Hu, Rongrong Wang, Qinxue Wu, Yan Wan, Yifeng Li","doi":"10.2174/0109298665320125240805112024","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665320125240805112024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Protein A resins have been widely used for product capture during mAb, bispecific antibody (bsAb), and Fc-fusion protein purification. While Protein A ligands mainly bind the Fc region, many of them can also bind the VH3 domain. During mAb/bsAb purification, certain truncated byproducts may contain the same Fc region as the product but fewer numbers of the VH3 domain. In such a scenario, VH3-binding Protein A resins provide a potential means for byproduct separation based on the difference in VH3-binding valency. As the ligands of different VH3-binding Protein A resins are derived from distinct domains of the native Protein A, it would be interesting to know whether they possess comparable capabilities for separating species with the same Fc region but different numbers of VH3 domain.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to explore the potential of different VH3-binding Protein A resins for separating antibody species with the same Fc region but different numbers of VH3 domain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The VH3 Fab was released from a VH3-containing mAb by papain digestion. Post digestion, the released VH3 Fab was purified sequentially using CaptureSelect CH1-XL and MabSelect SuRe affinity chromatography. The purified VH3 Fab was used as the load material to assess the dynamic binding capacity (DBC) of five VH3-binding Protein A resins (i.e., Amshpere A3, Jetted A50, MabCaptureC, MabSelect and MabSelect PrismA). The potential of VH3-binding Protein A resins for separating species having the same Fc region but different numbers of VH3 domain was evaluated using an artificial mixture composed of the product and a truncated byproduct, which contained one and zero VH3 domain, respectively (both species contained the same Fc region). Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was used to monitor Fab purification and separation of species containing the same Fc region but different numbers of VH3 domain.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>When loaded with an isolated VH3 Fab, different VH3-binding Protein A resins showed varied DBCs. Nevertheless, when these Protein A resins were used to separate a truncated byproduct, which contained the Fc region only without any VH3 domain, from the product, which included one VH3 domain in addition to the Fc region, they showed comparable capabilities for separating these two species.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although different VH3-binding Protein A resins showed varied DBCs towards a VH3 Fab, they exhibited comparable capabilities for separating species with the same Fc region but different numbers of VH3 domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"611-618"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simeng Tian, Meilin Chen, Wanting Jing, Qinghui Meng, Jie Wu
{"title":"<i>miR-1204</i> Positioning in 8q24.21 Involved in the Tumorigenesis of Colorectal Cancer by Targeting <i>MASPIN</i>.","authors":"Simeng Tian, Meilin Chen, Wanting Jing, Qinghui Meng, Jie Wu","doi":"10.2174/0109298665305114240718072029","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665305114240718072029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Colorectal cancer remains to be the third leading cause of cancer mortality rates. Despite the diverse effects of the miRNA cluster located in <i>PVT1</i> of 8q24.21 across various tumors, the specific biological function in colorectal cancer has not been clarified.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The amplification of the <i>miR-1204</i> cluster was analyzed with the cBioPortal database, while the expression and survival analysis of the miRNAs in the cluster were obtained from several GEO databases of colorectal cancer. To investigate the functional role of <i>miR-1204</i> in colorectal cancer, overexpression and silencing experiments were performed by <i>miR-1204</i> mimic and inhibitor transfection in colorectal cancer cell lines, respectively. Then, the effects of miR-1204 on cell proliferation were assessed through CCK-8, colony formation, and Edu assay. In addition, cell migration was evaluated using wound healing and Transwell assay. Moreover, candidate genes identified through RNA sequencing and predicted databases were identified and validated using PCR and western blot. A Dual-luciferase reporter experiment was conducted to identify <i>MASPIN</i> as the target gene of <i>miR-1204</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In colorectal cancer, the <i>miR-1204</i> cluster exhibited high amplification, and the expression levels of several cluster miRNAs were also significantly increased. Furthermore, <i>miR-1204</i> was found to be significantly associated with disease-specific survival according to the analysis of GSE17536. Functional experiments demonstrated that transfection of <i>miR-1204</i> mimic or inhibitor could enhance or decrease cancer cell proliferation and migration. <i>MASPIN</i> was identified as a target of <i>miR-1204</i>. Additionally, the overexpression of <i>MASPIN</i> partially rescued the effect of <i>miR-1204</i> mimics on tumorigenic abilities in LOVO cells.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong><i>miR-1204</i> positioning in 8q24.21 promotes the proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer cells by targeting <i>MASPIN</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"544-558"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141856289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in Research on Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 2: Functions and Diseases.","authors":"Zhen-Qi Min, Ming-Jun Jiang, Xi-Lian Liu, Su-Peng Yuan, Ping-An Chen, Chu-Hao Wang, Ya-Jun Chen, Xian-Peng Dai","doi":"10.2174/0109298665281395231211060535","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665281395231211060535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Protein arginine methylation stands as a prevalent post-translational modification process, exerting vital roles in cellular signal transduction, gene expression, and cell cycle regulation. Amidst the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family, PRMT2 stands as a less explored constituent. Nonetheless, its regulatory roles in transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional modification, methylation activity regulation, immunoregulation, and developmental regulation have garnered attention. These capabilities enable PRMT2 to exert pivotal regulatory functions in certain malignancies, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, and atherosclerosis. In this review, we highlight the structure and functions of PRMT2, emphasizing its association with diseases. We also discuss PRMT2 inhibitors and explore the potential for therapeutic targeting.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"25-42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139058619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev, Aleksander Nicolaevich Stojarov, Anastasia Aleksandrovna Akunevich, Oleg Evgenyevich Baranov, Anna Vladimirovna Popinako, Elena Olegovna Samoilovich, Marina Anatolyevna Yermalovich, Galina Valeryevna Semeiko, Egor Gennadyevich Sapon, Victoria Igorevna Cheprasova, Nikolai Vladimirovich Shalygo, Victor Vitoldovich Poboinev, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Khrustaleva, Olga Victorovna Khrustaleva
{"title":"Structural Shifts of the Parvovirus B19 Capsid Receptor-binding Domain: A Peptide Study.","authors":"Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev, Aleksander Nicolaevich Stojarov, Anastasia Aleksandrovna Akunevich, Oleg Evgenyevich Baranov, Anna Vladimirovna Popinako, Elena Olegovna Samoilovich, Marina Anatolyevna Yermalovich, Galina Valeryevna Semeiko, Egor Gennadyevich Sapon, Victoria Igorevna Cheprasova, Nikolai Vladimirovich Shalygo, Victor Vitoldovich Poboinev, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Khrustaleva, Olga Victorovna Khrustaleva","doi":"10.2174/0109298665272845231121064717","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665272845231121064717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Binding appropriate cellular receptors is a crucial step of a lifecycle for any virus. Structure of receptor-binding domain for a viral surface protein has to be determined before the start of future drug design projects.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Investigation of pH-induced changes in the secondary structure for a capsid peptide with loss of function mutation can shed some light on the mechanism of entrance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Spectroscopic methods were accompanied by electrophoresis, ultrafiltration, and computational biochemistry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, we showed that a peptide from the receptor-binding domain of Parvovirus B19 VP1 capsid (residues 13-31) is beta-structural at pH=7.4 in 0.01 M phosphate buffer, but alpha- helical at pH=5.0, according to the circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy results. Results of infra- red (IR) spectroscopy showed that the same peptide exists in both alpha-helical and beta-structural conformations in partial dehydration conditions both at pH=7.4 and pH=5.0. In contrast, the peptide with Y20W mutation, which is known to block the internalization of the virus, forms mostly alpha-helical conformation in partial dehydration conditions at pH=7.4. According to our hypothesis, an intermolecular antiparallel beta structure formed by the wild-type peptide in its tetramers at pH=7.4 is the prototype of the similar intermolecular antiparallel beta structure formed by the corresponding part of Parvovirus B19 receptor-binding domain with its cellular receptor (AXL).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Loss of function Y20W substitution in VP1 capsid protein prevents the shift into the beta-structural state by the way of alpha helix stabilization and the decrease of its ability to turn into the disordered state.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"128-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuting Yang, Wenxin Zhang, Kun Wei, Fei Hu, Song Wu, Yuan Ma, Qing Ouyang
{"title":"Physiological and Pathological Roles of NTSR2 in Several Organs and Diseases (Review).","authors":"Yuting Yang, Wenxin Zhang, Kun Wei, Fei Hu, Song Wu, Yuan Ma, Qing Ouyang","doi":"10.2174/0109298665267989231024064200","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665267989231024064200","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurotensin (NTS) and its receptors (NTSRs) have long been the subject of study and have shown to have a vital function in a variety of systems. They are specifically implicated in the development of tumors and have both oncogenic and anti-apoptotic effects. Neurotensin receptor 2 (NTSR2), like NTSR1, belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor family and has been linked to analgesia, mental disorders, and hematological cancers. However, several research reports have revealed that it exists in numerous different systems. As a result, it seems to be an extremely promising therapeutic target for a variety of diseases. As NTSR2 is particularly prevalent in the brain and has different distribution and developmental characteristics from NTSR1, it may play a specific role in the nervous system. The present review summarizes the expression and function of NTSR2 in different systems, to highlight its potential as a diagnostic tool or therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"3-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92156256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oyku Irem Balli, Sule Irem Caglayan, Vladimir N Uverksy, Orkid Coskuner-Weber
{"title":"Structural Properties of Rat Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein with its Dynamics: Insights into Intrinsic Disorder.","authors":"Oyku Irem Balli, Sule Irem Caglayan, Vladimir N Uverksy, Orkid Coskuner-Weber","doi":"10.2174/0109298665313811240530055004","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0109298665313811240530055004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rat intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is expressed in the small intestine and is involved in the absorption and transport of dietary fatty acids. It is used as a marker for intestinal injury and is associated with various gastrointestinal disorders. I-FABP has been studied extensively using conventional experimental and computational techniques. However, the detection of intrinsically disordered regions requires the application of special sampling molecular dynamics simulations along with certain bioinformatics because conventional computational and experimental studies face challenges in identifying the features of intrinsic disorder.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations were conducted along with bioinformatics studies to gain deeper insights into the structural properties of I-FABP. Specifically, the C<i>α</i> and H<i>α</i> chemical shift values werecalculated, and the findings were compared to the experiments. Furthermore, secondary and tertiary structure properties were also calculated, and the protein was clustered using k-means clustering. The end-to-end distance and radius of gyration values were reported for the protein in an aqueous solution medium. In addition, its disorder tendency was studied using various bioinformatics tools.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusion: </strong>It was reported that I-FABP is a flexible protein with regions that demonstrate intrinsic disorder characteristics. This flexibility and intrinsic disorder characteristics of IFABP may be related to its nature in ligand binding processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20736,"journal":{"name":"Protein and Peptide Letters","volume":" ","pages":"458-468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}