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Impact of N-terminal dimerization on formin homology 1 domain polymer dynamics and actin assembly
Many proteins contain intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) that lack stable three-dimensional structure. IDR behavior is poorly understood, leading…
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Many molecular reactions in cells are tethered, often by #IDR. If 2 tethers are tied together (imagine handcuffed arms ⛓️💥), does this enhance or suppress their reactions? Formin, one of the major families of #cytoskeleton builders in eukaryotes, does exactly this.