Molecular dynamics simulations and novel drug discovery

X Liu, D Shi, S Zhou, H Liu, H Liu… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can provide not only plentiful dynamical
structural information on biomacromolecules but also a wealth of energetic information …

Considering protonation as a posttranslational modification regulating protein structure and function

A Schönichen, BA Webb, MP Jacobson… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Posttranslational modification is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for regulating
protein activity, binding affinity, and stability. Compared with established posttranslational …

Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation

A Rahman, B Saikia, CR Gogoi, A Baruah - Progress in Biophysics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aberrant protein folding known as protein misfolding is counted as one of the striking factors
of neurodegenerative diseases. The extensive range of pathologies caused by protein …

Constant pH molecular dynamics of proteins in explicit solvent with proton tautomerism

GB Goh, BS Hulbert, H Zhou… - … : structure, function, and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT pH is a ubiquitous regulator of biological activity, including protein‐folding,
protein‐protein interactions, and enzymatic activity. Existing constant pH molecular …

Recent development and application of constant pH molecular dynamics

W Chen, BH Morrow, C Shi, JK Shen - Molecular simulation, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Solution pH is a critical environmental factor for chemical and biological processes. Over the
last decade, significant efforts have been made in the development of constant pH molecular …

The coarse-grained OPEP force field for non-amyloid and amyloid proteins

Y Chebaro, S Pasquali… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained protein models with various levels of granularity and degrees of freedom
offer the possibility to explore many phenomena including folding, assembly, and …

Pathogenic mutations in the hydrophobic core of the human prion protein can promote structural instability and misfolding

MW van der Kamp, V Daggett - Journal of molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or prion diseases, are caused by misfolding
and aggregation of the prion protein PrP. These diseases can be hereditary in humans and …

The impact of using single atomistic long-range cutoff schemes with the GROMOS 54A7 force field

TFD Silva, D Vila-Viçosa, PBPS Reis… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With the recent increase in computing power, the molecular modeling community is now
more focused on improving the accuracy and overall quality of biomolecular simulations. For …

Constant pH molecular dynamics simulations of nucleic acids in explicit solvent

GB Goh, JL Knight, CL Brooks - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The nucleosides of adenine and cytosine have p K a values of 3.50 and 4.08, respectively,
and are assumed to be unprotonated under physiological conditions. However, evidence …

Treasuring the computational approach in medicinal plant research

H Singh, N Bharadvaja - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants serve as a valuable source of secondary metabolites since time
immemorial. Computational Research in 21st century is giving more attention to medicinal …