Applications of molecular dynamics simulation in protein study

S Sinha, B Tam, SM Wang - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations is increasingly used as a powerful tool to study
protein structure-related questions. Starting from the early simulation study on the …

Navigating the molecular landscape of environmental science and heavy metal removal: A simulation-based approach

I Salahshoori, MAL Nobre, A Yazdanbakhsh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metals pose a significant threat to ecosystems and human health because of their
toxic properties and their ability to bioaccumulate in living organisms. Traditional removal …

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DA Case, HM Aktulga, K Belfon… - Journal of chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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Unambiguous discrimination of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids and their modifications by nanopore

K Wang, S Zhang, X Zhou, X Yang, X Li, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Natural proteins are composed of 20 proteinogenic amino acids and their post-translational
modifications (PTMs). However, due to the lack of a suitable nanopore sensor that can …

Design and structural validation of peptide–drug conjugate ligands of the kappa-opioid receptor

E Muratspahić, K Deibler, J Han, N Tomašević… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the increasing number of GPCR structures and recent advances in peptide design,
the development of efficient technologies allowing rational design of high-affinity peptide …

Structure of the human dopamine transporter and mechanisms of inhibition

DK Srivastava, V Navratna, DK Tosh, A Chinn, MF Sk… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The neurotransmitter dopamine has central roles in mood, appetite, arousal and movement.
Despite its importance in brain physiology and function, and as a target for illicit and …

Molecular basis of Mg2+ permeation through the human mitochondrial Mrs2 channel

M Li, Y Li, Y Lu, J Li, X Lu, Y Ren, T Wen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Mitochondrial RNA splicing 2 (Mrs2), a eukaryotic CorA ortholog, enables Mg2+ to
permeate the inner mitochondrial membrane and plays an important role in mitochondrial …

Machine-learned molecular mechanics force fields from large-scale quantum chemical data

K Takaba, AJ Friedman, CE Cavender, PK Behara… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of reliable and extensible molecular mechanics (MM) force fields—fast,
empirical models characterizing the potential energy surface of molecular systems—is …

APP substrate ectodomain defines amyloid‐β peptide length by restraining γ‐secretase processivity and facilitating product release

M Koch, T Enzlein, SY Chen, D Petit, S Lismont… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Sequential proteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by γ‐secretases generates
amyloid‐β (Aβ) peptides and defines the proportion of short‐to‐long Aβ peptides, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of STING activity in DNA sensing by ISG15 modification

C Lin, EO Kuffour, NV Fuchs, CGW Gertzen, J Kaiser… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Sensing of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA is mediated by the cyclic
GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling axis. Signal …