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Modeling Of Dynamic Allostery In Proteins Enabled By Machine Learning, Mohsen Botlani-Esfahani
Modeling Of Dynamic Allostery In Proteins Enabled By Machine Learning, Mohsen Botlani-Esfahani
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Regulation of protein activity is essential for normal cell functionality. Many proteins are regulated allosterically, that is, with spatial gaps between stimulation and active sites. Biological stimuli that regulate proteins allosterically include, for example, ions and small molecules, post-translational modifications, and intensive state-variables like temperature and pH. These effectors can not only switch activities on-and-off, but also fine-tune activities. Understanding the underpinnings of allostery, that is, how signals are propagated between distant sites, and how transmitted signals manifest themselves into regulation of protein activity, has been one of the central foci of biology for over 50 years. Today, the importance …