The emerging role of microRNAs in polyglutamine diseases

X Dong, S Cong - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding molecules that regulate a large amount of post-
transcriptional repressor genes by recognizing semi-complementary target sequences that …

Comprehensive in silico analysis and molecular dynamics of the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) variants related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GRC Pereira, BAA Vieira, JF De Mesquita - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most frequent motor neuron disorder, with a
significant social and economic burden. ALS remains incurable, and the only drugs …

Studies on the interaction of 2, 4-dibromophenol with human hemoglobin using multi-spectroscopic, molecular docking and molecular dynamics techniques

M Sharma, N Farhat, AU Khan, FH Khan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dibromophenol (DBP) has several industrial applications, including as a wood preservative
and flame retardant. This study investigated the interaction between DBP and human …

Topological and system-level protein interaction network (PIN) analyses to deduce molecular mechanism of curcumin

A Dhasmana, S Uniyal, Anukriti, VK Kashyap… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Curcumin is an important bioactive component of turmeric and also one of the important
natural products, which has been investigated extensively. The precise mode of action of …

Repurposing drug molecule against SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) through molecular docking and dynamics: a quick approach to pick FDA-approved drugs

N Farhat, AU Khan - Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2021 - Springer
A novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome is rapidly spreading
worldwide. The international health authorities are putting all their efforts on quick diagnosis …

Broad-spectrum inhibitors against class A, B, and C type β-lactamases to block the hydrolysis against antibiotics: kinetics and structural characterization

N Farhat, D Gupta, A Ali, Y Kumar, F Akhtar… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of antibiotic resistance has led to a global crisis for the physician to handle
infection control issues. All antibiotics, including colistin, have lost efficiency against …

Inhibitors against New Delhi metallo-betalactamase-1 (NDM-1) and its variants endemic in Indian settings along with the laboratory functional gain mutant of NDM-1

N Farhat, AU Khan - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The emergence of NDM-1 producing bacteria has become common in both
hospital and community settings, but no inhibitor has yet been available for clinical …

Identification of new BACE1 inhibitors for treating Alzheimer's disease

P Kushwaha, V Singh, P Somvanshi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of brain disorder, wherein a person experiences gradual
memory loss, state of confusion, hallucination, agitation, and personality change. AD is …

Repurposing FDA approved drug molecules against ABC classes of β-lactamases: a computational biology and molecular dynamics simulations study

N Farhat, AU Khan - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract β-lactamase are the main resistance factor for β-lactam antibiotics in Gram-negative
bacteria. Since β-lactam antibiotics are being utilised as an antimicrobial agents extensively …

Molecular docking, dynamics, and pharmacology studies on bexarotene as an agonist of ligand‐activated transcription factors, retinoid X receptors

N Chitranshi, Y Dheer, S Kumar… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) belong to the nuclear receptor superfamily, and upon ligand
activation, these receptors control gene transcription via either homodimerization with …