title: Induced fit, conformational selection and independent dynamic segments: an extended view of binding events.
abstract: Single molecule and NMR measurements of protein dynamics increasingly uncover the complexity of binding scenarios. Here, we describe an extended conformational selection model that embraces a repertoire of selection and adjustment processes. Induced fit can be viewed as a subset of this repertoire, whose contribution is affected by the bond types stabilizing the interaction and the differences between the interacting partners. We argue that protein segments whose dynamics are distinct from the rest of the protein ('discrete breathers') can govern conformational transitions and allosteric propagation that accompany binding processes and, as such, might be more sensitive to mutational events. Additionally, we highlight the dynamic complexity of binding scenarios as they relate to events such as aggregation and signalling, and the crowded cellular environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, PO Box 260., H-1444 Budapest 8, Hungary. csermely@eok.sote.hu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Csermely
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palotai
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nussinov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins