Co-opting disorder into order: Intrinsically disordered proteins and the early evolution of complex multicellularity.
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Complex systems
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Multicellularity
Protein interaction networks
RegA protein
Self-organization
Volvox carteri
Journal
International journal of biological macromolecules
ISSN: 1879-0003
Titre abrégé: Int J Biol Macromol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7909578
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Mar 2022
15 Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
29
11
2021
revised:
18
12
2021
accepted:
28
12
2021
pubmed:
10
1
2022
medline:
1
4
2022
entrez:
9
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are proteins that lack rigid structures yet play important roles in myriad biological phenomena. A distinguishing feature of IDPs is that they often mediate specific biological outcomes via multivalent weak cooperative interactions with multiple partners. Here, we show that several proteins specifically associated with processes that were key in the evolution of complex multicellularity in the lineage leading to the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri are IDPs. We suggest that, by rewiring cellular protein interaction networks, IDPs facilitated the co-option of ancestral pathways for specialized multicellular functions, underscoring the importance of IDPs in the early evolution of complex multicellularity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34998872
pii: S0141-8130(21)02826-9
doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.182
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
29-36Informations de copyright
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