Biophysical basis of cellular multi-specificity encoded in a model molecular switch
Tina Perica, Christopher J.P. Mathy, Jiewei Xu, Gwendolyn Μ. Jang, Yang Zhang, Robyn M. Kaake, Noah Ollikainen, Hannes Braberg, Danielle L. Swaney, David G. Lambright, Mark J. S. Kelly, Nevan J. Krogan, Tanja Kortemme
The paper investigates how the GTPase Ran/Gsp1 achieves functional multi-specificity through biophysical and genetic perturbations, revealing that its effects are linked to kinetic parameters of the switch cycle rather than direct interaction sites.
Nature · Oct 13, 2021Peer-reviewedSystems Biology