The impact of molecular dynamics on drug design: applications for the characterization of ligand–macromolecule complexes

J Mortier, C Rakers, M Bermudez, MS Murgueitio… - Drug discovery today, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Which molecular dynamics (MD) techniques are available for drug design?•How
is MD used to investigate ligand–macromolecule complexes?•How are MD studies applied …

Updates in pharmacotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a focus on emerging tubulin inhibitors

S Nardin, G Sacco, A Lagodin D'Amato… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The treatment landscape of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has seen
significant advancements in recent years, marked by a shift toward target agents and …

Computational screening combined with well-tempered metadynamics simulations identifies potential TMPRSS2 inhibitors

CS Sharanya, DS Wilbee, SN Sathi, K Natarajan - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Type-II transmembrane serine proteases are effective pharmacological targets for host
defence against viral entry and in certain cancer cell progressions. These serine proteases …

A novel Y319H substitution in CYP51C associated with azole resistance in Aspergillus flavus

RA Paul, SM Rudramurthy, JF Meis… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study aimed to explore any mutation in the CYP51 gene conferring azole resistance in
Aspergillus flavus. Two voriconazole-resistant and 45 voriconazole-susceptible isolates …

Molecular dynamics simulation and free energy landscape methods in probing L215H, L217R and L225M βI-tubulin mutations causing paclitaxel resistance in cancer …

S Tripathi, G Srivastava, A Sharma - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Drug resistance poses a threatening challenge for mankind, as the development of
resistance to already well-established drugs causes serious therapeutic problems …

Exploring the origin of differential binding affinities of human tubulin isotypes αβII, αβIII and αβIV for DAMA-colchicine using homology modelling, molecular docking …

BV Kumbhar, A Borogaon, D Panda, A Kunwar - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Tubulin isotypes are found to play an important role in regulating microtubule dynamics. The
isotype composition is also thought to contribute in the development of drug resistance as …

Antitubulin sulfonamides: The successful combination of an established drug class and a multifaceted target

A Vicente‐Blázquez, M González… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tubulin, the microtubules and their dynamic behavior are amongst the most successful
antitumor, antifungal, antiparasitic, and herbicidal drug targets. Sulfonamides are exemplary …

Molecular dynamics simulations, challenges and opportunities: a Biologist's prospective

I Kumari, P Sandhu, M Ahmed… - Current Protein and …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) is a computational technique which is used to study biomolecules
in virtual environment. Each of the constituent atoms represents a particle and hence the …

In silico Investigations of the Mode of Action of Novel Colchicine Derivatives Targeting β-Tubulin Isotypes: A Search for a Selective and Specific β-III Tubulin Ligand

L Pallante, A Rocca, G Klejborowska… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The cardinal role of microtubules in cell mitosis makes them interesting drug targets for
many pharmacological treatments, including those against cancer. Moreover, different …

Curcumin hampers the antitumor effect of vinblastine via the inhibition of microtubule dynamics and mitochondrial membrane potential in HeLa cervical cancer cells

JW Lee, S Park, SY Kim, SH Um, EY Moon - Phytomedicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Curcumin, a major component of curry powder, which is a natural polyphenol
product extracted from rhizoma curcumae longae, interacts with a specific binding site on …