Molecular dynamics simulations of intrinsically disordered proteins: force field evaluation and comparison with experiment

J Henriques, C Cragnell, M Skepo - Journal of chemical theory …, 2015 - ACS Publications
An increasing number of studies using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of unfolded
and intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) suggest that current force fields sample …

On the calculation of SAXS profiles of folded and intrinsically disordered proteins from computer simulations

J Henriques, L Arleth, K Lindorff-Larsen… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solution techniques such as small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) play a central role in
structural studies of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs); yet, due to low resolution, it is …

Halogen bonding: an underestimated player in membrane–ligand interactions

RS Nunes, D Vila-Viçosa, PJ Costa - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Halogen bonds (XBs) are noncovalent interactions where halogen atoms act as electrophilic
species interacting with Lewis bases. These interactions are relevant in biochemical …

Robust density-based clustering to identify metastable conformational states of proteins

F Sittel, G Stock - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2016 - ACS Publications
A density-based clustering method is proposed that is deterministic, computationally
efficient, and self-consistent in its parameter choice. By calculating a geometric coordinate …

Phosphorylation of P-stalk proteins defines the ribosomal state for interaction with auxiliary protein factors

K Filipek, S Blanchet, E Molestak, M Zaciura… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Ribosomal action is facilitated by the orchestrated work of trans-acting factors and ribosomal
elements, which are subject to regulatory events, often involving phosphorylation. One such …

Molecular dynamics simulations of phosphorylated intrinsically disordered proteins: a force field comparison

E Rieloff, M Skepö - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phosphorylation is a common post-translational modification among intrinsically disordered
proteins and regions, which helps regulate function by changing the protein conformations …

Approach to study pH-dependent protein association using constant-pH molecular dynamics: application to the dimerization of β-Lactoglobulin

L da Rocha, AM Baptista… - Journal of chemical theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein–protein association is often mediated by electrostatic interactions and modulated by
pH. However, experimental and computational studies have often overlooked the effect of …

Insights into how cyclic peptides switch conformations

SM McHugh, JR Rogers, H Yu… - Journal of chemical theory …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cyclic peptides have recently emerged as promising modulators of protein–protein
interactions. However, it is currently highly difficult to predict the structures of cyclic peptides …

Toward structure prediction of cyclic peptides

H Yu, YS Lin - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclic peptides are a promising class of molecules that can be used to target specific protein–
protein interactions. A computational method to accurately predict their structures would …

Phosphorylation of a disordered peptide—structural effects and force field inconsistencies

E Rieloff, M Skepö - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2020 - ACS Publications
Phosphorylation is one of the most abundant types of post-translational modifications of
intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). This study examines the conformational changes in …