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Potential application of network descriptions for understanding conformational changes and protonation states of ABC transporters

Hegedűs, Tamás and Gyimesi, Gergely and Gáspár, Merse Előd and Szalay, Kristóf Zsolt and Gangal, Rajeev and Csermely, Péter (2013) Potential application of network descriptions for understanding conformational changes and protonation states of ABC transporters. CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN, 19 (23). pp. 4155-4172. ISSN 1381-6128

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Abstract

The ABC (ATP Binding Cassette) transporter protein superfamily comprises a large number of ubiquitous and functionally versatile proteins conserved from archaea to humans. ABC transporters have a key role in many human diseases and also in the development of multidrug resistance in cancer and in parasites. Although a dramatic progress has been achieved in ABC protein studies in the last decades, we are still far from a detailed understanding of their molecular functions. Several aspects of pharmacological ABC transporter targeting also remain unclear. Here we summarize the conformational and protonation changes of ABC transporters and the potential use of this information in pharmacological design. Network related methods, which recently became useful tools to describe protein structure and dynamics, have not been applied to study allosteric coupling in ABC proteins as yet. A detailed description of the strengths and limitations of these methods is given, and their potential use in describing ABC transporter dynamics is outlined. Finally, we highlight possible future aspects of pharmacological utilization of network methods and outline the future trends of this exciting field.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: ABC transporters, conformational change, protein dynamics, network pharmacology, protein structure networks, protonation
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > Q1 Science (General) / természettudomány általában
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2024 13:39
Last Modified: 25 Apr 2024 13:39
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/193288

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