Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, marked its tenth year of establishment by organizing an international conference on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). IDPs are a functionally important class of proteins involved in a wide spectrum of physiological functions and human diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, cancer and type-2 diabetes. IDP research is new in India and the conference successfully brought together the emerging community of Indian scientists working in the area.