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2 Introduction to Protein Folding |
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2.2 Classification of Protein Family |
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2.5.1 Conventional Views on Protein Folding |
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2.5.2 Possible Mechanisms of Protein Folding |
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2.5.3 Prediction of Folding from Sequence |
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2.6 Theories of Protein Folding |
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2.6.2 Lattice Theory of Protein Folding |
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2.6.3 Energy Landscape Theory of Protein Folding |
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2.7 Molten Globule: An Important Intermediate in Protein Folding |
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3 Relevance of Intrinsic Disorder in Protein Structure and Function |
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3.1 Definition of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) |
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3.2 Experimental Tools to Identify Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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3.2.1 X-ray Crystallography |
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3.2.2 Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) |
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3.2.3 Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy |
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3.2.4 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy |
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3.2.6 Hydrodynamic Radius |
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3.3 Protein Structural Disorder Predictors and Disorder Database |
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3.3.1 Prediction of Natural Disordered Residues (PONDR) |
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3.4 Classification and Examples of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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3.4.2 Protein Modification |
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3.4.4 Molecular Recognition |
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3.5 Functional Impact of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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3.6 Physiological Implications of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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3.6.1 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Neurodegenerative Disorders |
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3.6.2 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Cancers |
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3.6.3 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins as Drug Targets |
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3.7 Toxins as Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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3.7.1 Botulinum Neurotoxin |
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3.7.2 Other Toxins as IDPs and the Importance of Disorder in Their Biological Function |
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4 Implication of Molten Globule on the Function and Toxicity of a Protein |
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Harkiran Preet Kaur Dhaliwal |
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4.3 Role of MGs in Cellular Processes |
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4.3.2 Protein Trafficking |
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4.3.3 Role of MG States in Chaperone Function |
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4.4 Impact of MG States on Enzymatic Activity |
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4.4.1 Botulinum Neurotoxins |
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4.4.2 Homocysteine Thiolactone |
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4.5 Translocation of Toxins/Proteins Across the Membranes |
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4.5.2 Staphylococcus aureus α-Toxin |
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4.5.3 Diphtheria Toxin (DT) |
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4.5.4 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A |
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4.5.5 Role of MG State in Channel Formation for BoNT |
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4.5.7 Role of Pre-MG or MG State in RTX Toxins |
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4.5.8 Proteins Involving MG State in Translocation Process Independent of pH |
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5.2 Animal Venoms and Bacterial Toxins |
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5.3 The Role of Natural Selection/Adaptive Evolution |
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5.3.1 Adaptive Evolution of Animal Toxin Structure |
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5.4 Adaptive Evolution in Bacterial Toxins |
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5.5 Mechanisms of Venom Evolution |
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5.6 Mechanism of Evolution of Bacterial Toxins |
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5.8 Structural Diversity and Its Connection with Evolution |
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127 | (3) |
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5.9 Molecular Flexibility and Functional Implications |
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Epilogue |
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Index |
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