Entropy Transfer and Dynamics of Allostery in Proteins
Allostery is an intrinsic spatiotemporal property of all proteins, resulting from long range correlations in the order of several nanometers and time scales of nanoseconds. Information is carried asymmetrically from one part to another by entropy transfer. Here, we present a master equation model of allosteric communication in proteins based on the transfer entropy concept of Schreiber (PRL, 85, 465, 2000). We show how the model relates the path and velocity of asymmetric entropy transfer to conformational transitions over the rugged energy surface of proteins and how this relates to function.
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