Deep mutational scanning of the Trypanosoma brucei developmental regulator RBP6 reveals an essential disordered region influenced by positive residues
Rojas-Sánchez S, Kolev N, Tschudi C. Deep mutational scanning of the Trypanosoma brucei developmental regulator RBP6 reveals an essential disordered region influenced by positive residues. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 1168. PMID: 39885181, PMCID: PMC11782513, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56553-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal intrinsically disordered regionRNA binding protein 6RNA recognition motifDeep mutational scanningMutational scanningDisordered regionsProtein-RNA interactionsIntrinsically disordered regionsComplex developmental programPositively charged residuesSingle-point variantsProtein-RNARNA recognitionDeleterious mutationsMutational constraintsProcyclic formsAnimal African trypanosomiasisTrypanosoma bruceiCharged residuesPrimary structureRegained infectivityDevelopmental programRegulatory roleProtein 6Positive residues
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