bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 23, 2023
The
transcription
process
is
regulated
by
temporal
interactions
of
factors
with
DNA.
In
the
last
decade,
computational
and
experimental
studies
revealed
residence
times
on
DNA
correlate
transcriptional
output.
Biochemical
suggest
that
factor
bindings
exhibit
bi-exponential
dynamics,
often
explained
binary
affinity
model
composed
nonspecific
specific
protein-DNA
interactions.
Recently,
were
shown
to
display
a
power
law
in
vivo
implicating
effective
controlling
dissociation
kinetics
are
rather
more
complex
than
suggested.
One
contribution
can
cause
such
continuous
residence-time
distributions
could
be
higher-order
complexes
or
protein
coacervates.
Here,
using
molecular
dynamics
simulations
coarse-grained
polymer
for
bacterial
chromosomes
interacting
homodimeric
at
physiologically
relevant
concentrations,
we
demonstrate
time
dimeric
proteins
follow
multi-exponential
pattern
even
when
single
interaction
describes
between
protein.
Our
reveal
this
emergent
behavior
due
formation
DNA-protein
clusters
various
sizes
wide
range
concentrations
affinities.
These
findings
add
another
layer
regulation
and,
consequently,
gene
expression
connecting
affinities,
clusters,
factors.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Abstract
1.
Heatwaves
are
becoming
more
intense
and
frequent.
Plant
photosystem
thermal
thresholds
can
vary
with
species,
but
also
shift
in
response
to
environmental
triggers.
Both
upper
lower
acclimate
repeated
heatwaves
through
ecological
stress
memory,
where
prior
exposure
primes
them
for
subsequent
events.
The
extent
which
acclimation
heat
events
varies
among
origin
and/or
species
is
unknown.
Different
strategies
might
reflect
biome
of
origin,
or
may
be
species-specific.
2.
For
12
from
two
contrasting
biomes
–
extreme
desert
benign
coastal
temperate
we
investigated
responses
simulated
heatwaves,
via
shifts
critical
temperatures
II,
the
difference
between
these
thresholds,
tolerance
breadth
(TTB).
3.
Biome
had
no
effect
on
tolerance.
Observed
differences
following
suggested
possible
acclimatory
strategies.
In
some
cases,
increased
during
first
heatwave,
at
cost
reduced
second
a
sprinter
strategy.
Other
acclimated
heatwave
further
indicative
marathoner
4.
Synthesis:
These
among-species
could
suggest
distinct
vulnerabilities
resilience
repeat
events,
having
limited
capacity
tolerate
consecutive
possibly
as
too
great,
other
advantage
helping
survive
future
stress,
least
short-term.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 23, 2023
The
transcription
process
is
regulated
by
temporal
interactions
of
factors
with
DNA.
In
the
last
decade,
computational
and
experimental
studies
revealed
residence
times
on
DNA
correlate
transcriptional
output.
Biochemical
suggest
that
factor
bindings
exhibit
bi-exponential
dynamics,
often
explained
binary
affinity
model
composed
nonspecific
specific
protein-DNA
interactions.
Recently,
were
shown
to
display
a
power
law
in
vivo
implicating
effective
controlling
dissociation
kinetics
are
rather
more
complex
than
suggested.
One
contribution
can
cause
such
continuous
residence-time
distributions
could
be
higher-order
complexes
or
protein
coacervates.
Here,
using
molecular
dynamics
simulations
coarse-grained
polymer
for
bacterial
chromosomes
interacting
homodimeric
at
physiologically
relevant
concentrations,
we
demonstrate
time
dimeric
proteins
follow
multi-exponential
pattern
even
when
single
interaction
describes
between
protein.
Our
reveal
this
emergent
behavior
due
formation
DNA-protein
clusters
various
sizes
wide
range
concentrations
affinities.
These
findings
add
another
layer
regulation
and,
consequently,
gene
expression
connecting
affinities,
clusters,
factors.