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Michal Kacper Bialobrzewski
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Accurate prediction of thermoresponsive phase behavior of disordered proteins
Protein responses to environmental stress, particularly temperature fluctuations, have long been a subject of investigation, with a focus on how proteins maintain homeostasis and exhibit thermoresponsive properties. While UCST-type (upper critical solution temperature) phase behavior has been studied extensively and can now be predicted reliably using computational models, LCST-type (lower critical solution temperature) phase transitions remain less explored, with a lack of computational models capable of accurate prediction. This gap limits our ability to probe fully how proteins undergo phase transitions in response to temperature changes. Here, we introduce Mpipi-T, a residue-level coarse-grained model designed to predict LCST-type phase behavior of proteins. Parametrized using both atomistic simulations and experimental data, Mpipi-T accounts for entropically driven protein phase separation that occurs upon heating. Accordingly, Mpipi-T predicts temperature-driven protein behavior quantitatively in both single- and multi-chain systems. Beyond its predictive capabilities, we demonstrate that Mpipi-T provides a framework for uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying heat stress responses, offering new insights into how proteins sense and adapt to thermal changes in biological systems. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.
biorxiv.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reposted by Michal Kacper Bialobrzewski
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