"Protein Conformation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).
| Descriptor ID |
D011487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.570.820.709
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| Concept/Terms |
Protein Conformation- Protein Conformation
- Conformation, Protein
- Conformations, Protein
- Protein Conformations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Protein Conformation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Protein Conformation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 1997 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 1998 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2001 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2003 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2004 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 2005 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2006 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 2007 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2008 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2011 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2013 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2014 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2017 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Protein Conformation" by people in Profiles.
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Temperature-dependent conformational dynamics govern regioselectivity in a CYP152 decarboxylase. J Biol Chem. 2026 Apr; 302(4):111309.
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Fyn-Saracatinib Complex Structure Reveals an Active State-like Conformation. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jan 23; 27(3).
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Heterogeneous Folding Intermediates Govern the Conformational Pathway of the RNA Recognition Motif Domain of the Ewing Sarcoma Protein. Biomolecules. 2025 12 24; 16(1).
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Non-equilibrium snapshots of ligand efficacy at the ?-opioid receptor. Nature. 2026 04; 652(8110):794-802.
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Advancements in protein structure prediction: A comparative overview of AlphaFold and its derivatives. Comput Biol Med. 2025 Apr; 188:109842.
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Crystal structure of Trichinella spiralis calreticulin and the structural basis of its complement evasion mechanism involving C1q. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1404752.
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Allosteric modulation and G-protein selectivity of the Ca2+-sensing receptor. Nature. 2024 02; 626(8001):1141-1148.
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Direct observation of the conformational states of PIEZO1. Nature. 2023 08; 620(7976):1117-1125.
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A new horizon in the phosphorylated sites of AGA: the structural impact of C163S mutation in aspartylglucosaminuria through molecular dynamics simulation. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2024 May; 42(8):4313-4324.
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Recurrent high-impact mutations at cognate structural positions in class A G protein-coupled receptors expressed in tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 12 21; 118(51).