Molecular dynamics simulations: advances and applications

A Hospital, JR Goñi, M Orozco… - … and Applications in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular dynamics simulations have evolved into a mature technique that can be used
effectively to understand macromolecular structure-to-function relationships. Present …

Comparing proteins by their internal dynamics: Exploring structure–function relationships beyond static structural alignments

C Micheletti - Physics of life reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The growing interest for comparing protein internal dynamics owes much to the realisation
that protein function can be accompanied or assisted by structural fluctuations and …

iMODS: internal coordinates normal mode analysis server

JR López-Blanco, JI Aliaga… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Normal mode analysis (NMA) in internal (dihedral) coordinates naturally reproduces the
collective functional motions of biological macromolecules. iMODS facilitates the exploration …

Large-Scale Conformational Changes and Protein Function: Breaking the in silico Barrier

L Orellana - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Large-scale conformational changes are essential to link protein structures with their
function at the cell and organism scale, but have been elusive both experimentally and …

iMod: multipurpose normal mode analysis in internal coordinates

JR Lopéz-Blanco, JI Garzón, P Chacón - Bioinformatics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: Dynamic simulations of systems with biologically relevant sizes and time scales
are critical for understanding macromolecular functioning. Coarse-grained representations …

Advances in coarse-grained modeling of macromolecular complexes

AJ Pak, GA Voth - Current opinion in structural biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Coarse-grained models are reduced representations of all-atom models that aim
to retain the essential molecular aspects for the system of interest.•Coarse-grained …

Structure, mechanism and lipid-mediated remodeling of the mammalian Na+/H+ exchanger NHA2

R Matsuoka, R Fudim, S Jung, C Zhang… - Nature Structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Na+/H+ exchanger SLC9B2, also known as NHA2, correlates with the long-
sought-after Na+/Li+ exchanger linked to the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and …

A global model of tropospheric chlorine chemistry: Organic versus inorganic sources and impact on methane oxidation

R Hossaini, MP Chipperfield… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chlorine atoms (Cl) are highly reactive toward hydrocarbons in the Earth's troposphere,
including the greenhouse gas methane (CH4). However, the regional and global CH4 sink …

Molecular dynamics simulation in drug discovery: opportunities and challenges

R Shukla, T Tripathi - Innovations and implementations of computer aided …, 2021 - Springer
Drug discovery is the process used to discover new candidate medications. In the past, most
drugs were discovered by identification of active-ingredients or by serendipity. Modern drug …

Structure and elevator mechanism of the mammalian sodium/proton exchanger NHE9

I Winkelmann, R Matsuoka, PF Meier, D Shutin… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Abstract Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs) are ancient membrane‐bound nanomachines that
work to regulate intracellular pH, sodium levels and cell volume. NHE activities contribute to …