Publications by authors named "M Pak"

The involvement of protein intrinsic disorder in essential biological processes, it is well known in structural biology. However, experimental methods for detecting intrinsic structural disorder and directly measuring highly dynamic behavior of protein structure are limited. To address this issue, several computational methods to predict intrinsic disorder from protein sequences were developed and their performance is evaluated by the Critical Assessment of protein Intrinsic Disorder (CAID).

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Drug response prediction, especially in terms of cell viability prediction, is a well-studied research problem with significant implications for personalized medicine. It enables the identification of the most effective drugs based on individual genetic profiles, aids in selecting potential drug candidates, and helps identify biomarkers that predict drug efficacy and toxicity.A deeper investigation on drug response prediction reveals that drugs exert their effects by targeting specific proteins, which in turn perturb related genes in cascading ways.

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The distinctive mental health features associated with COVID-19 have gained importance as the psychological effects of the pandemic on the community become more visible. This study aims to assess the COVID-related stress status and associated factors in the community sample of Turkey. The sample of this cross-sectional study is composed of 2.

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Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable hematological malignancy demanding innovative therapeutic strategies. Targeting MYC, the notorious yet traditionally undruggable oncogene, presents an appealing avenue. Here, using a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 screen, we identify the WNK lysine-deficient protein kinase 1 (WNK1) as a regulator of MYC expression in MM cells.

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Background: The importance of a wider circumferential isolation of the pulmonary veins (PV), which includes a large portion of the left atrial posterior wall (LAPW), has been suggested in several studies. However, the extended isolation area using a larger inflated visually guided laser balloon (VGLB) ablation remains to be elucidated.

Methods: Seventy-eight patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent VGLB ablation were enrolled in this prospective study.

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