[HTML][HTML] Redefining roles: A paradigm shift in tryptophan–kynurenine metabolism for innovative clinical applications

M Tanaka, Á Szabó, L Vécsei - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The tryptophan–kynurenine (KYN) pathway has long been recognized for its essential role
in generating metabolites that influence various physiological processes. Traditionally, these …

A new method to experimentally quantify dynamics of initial protein–protein interactions

BR Janakaloti Narayanareddy, NR Allipeta… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Cells run on initiation of protein-protein interactions, which are dynamically tuned spatially
and temporally to modulate cellular events. This tuning can be physical, such as attaching …

Optical vortex beam controlling based on fork grating stored in a dye-doped liquid crystal cell

P Soleimani, H Khoshsima, M Yeganeh - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this paper, we investigate the generation and controlling of the optical vortex beam using
a dye-doped liquid crystal (DDLC) cell. The spatial distribution of the quasi-sinusoidal …

Towards the understanding of molecular motors and its relationship with local unfolding

Z Alavi, N Casanova-Morales… - Quarterly Reviews of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Molecular motors are machines essential for life since they convert chemical energy into
mechanical work. However, the precise mechanism by which nucleotide binding, catalysis …

Spectroscopic Analysis of Concentration Dynamics and Crystallization of Hen Egg-White Lysozyme under Optical Trapping Conditions

T Chen, S Toyouchi, T Sugiyama - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study explores the optical trapping of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) using a focused
laser beam. It also investigates the HEWL concentration dynamics leading to HEWL …

Bioinformatics, thermodynamics, and mechanical resistance of the FtsZ-ZipA complex of Escherichia coli supports a highly dynamic protein interaction in the divisome

V Carrasco, C Berríos-Pastén, N Canales… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
In most microorganisms, cell division is guided by the divisome, a multiprotein complex that
assembles at the equator of the cell and is responsible for the synthesis of new cell wall …

A Variational Field-Theoretical Approach to Control the Center-Of-Mass of Macromolecules

L Liu, C Duan, R Wang - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Trapping macromolecules is important for the study of their conformations, interactions,
dynamics, and kinetic processes. Here, we develop a new theory using a Gaussian …

Effect of temperature and nucleotide on the binding of BiP chaperone to a protein substrate

M Rivera, F Burgos‐Bravo, F Engelberger… - Protein …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BiP (immunoglobulin heavy‐chain binding protein) is a Hsp70 monomeric ATPase motor
that plays broad and crucial roles in maintaining proteostasis inside the cell. Structurally, BiP …

Characterization of the interaction between the Sec61 translocon complex and ppαF using optical tweezers

L Robeson, N Casanova‐Morales… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Sec61 translocon allows the translocation of secretory preproteins from the cytosol to
the endoplasmic reticulum lumen during polypeptide biosynthesis. These proteins possess …

On the distance to the transition state of protein folding in optical tweezers experiments

CG Corrêa, CAM Wilson - Biophysical Reviews, 2025 - Springer
The distance to the transition state (x‡) is an important parameter for understanding the
energy landscape of chemical reactions. In protein folding, x‡ represents the distance to the …