Language models generalize beyond natural proteins

R Verkuil, O Kabeli, Y Du, BIM Wicky, LF Milles… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Learning the design patterns of proteins from sequences across evolution may have
promise toward generative protein design. However it is unknown whether language …

Chitosan molecular structure as a function of N‐acetylation

EF Franca, LCG Freitas, RD Lins - Biopolymers, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out to characterize the structure and
solubility of chitosan nanoparticle‐like structures as a function of the deacetylation level (0 …

A circuit node that integrates convergent input from neuromodulatory and social behavior-promoting neurons to control aggression in Drosophila

K Watanabe, H Chiu, BD Pfeiffer, AM Wong… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Diffuse neuromodulatory systems such as norepinephrine (NE) control brain-wide states
such as arousal, but whether they control complex social behaviors more specifically is not …

Rosetta FunFolDes–A general framework for the computational design of functional proteins

J Bonet, S Wehrle, K Schriever, C Yang… - PLoS computational …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The robust computational design of functional proteins has the potential to deeply impact
translational research and broaden our understanding of the determinants of protein …

Atomic molecular dynamics simulation advances of de novo-designed proteins

M Wang, A Ma, H Wang, X Lou - Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Proteins are vital biological macromolecules that execute biological functions and form the
core of synthetic biological systems. The history of de novo protein has evolved from initial …

Coordinate-Dependent Drift-Diffusion Reveals the Kinetic Intermediate Traps of Top7-Based Proteins

RJ Oliveira - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
The computer-designed Top7 served as a scaffold to produce immunoreactive proteins by
grafting of the 2F5 HIV-1 antibody epitope (Top7–2F5) followed by biotinylation (Top7–2F5 …

Probing the stability-limiting regions of an antibody single-chain variable fragment: a molecular dynamics simulation study

T Wang, Y Duan - Protein Engineering, Design & Selection, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Antibody single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) offer particular advantages over the full-
size antibodies, including easy expression, efficient local concentration and fast body …

Synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility of a multifunctional gold nanoparticle system for the delivery of single-stranded RNA to lymphocytes

R Parboosing, T Govender, GEM Maguire… - South African Journal of …, 2018 - ajol.info
The use of RNA macromolecules as therapeutic agents for HIV and other infectious
diseases is promising but limited by suboptimal delivery to the target site. With HIV infection …

Aptamers as affinity reagents in an integrated electrophoretic lab-on-a-chip platform

AH Hecht, GJ Sommer, RH Durland, X Yang… - Analytical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acid based affinity reagents (eg, aptamers) offer several possible advantages over
antibodies as specific recognition elements in biochemical assays. Besides offering …

De novo design of immunoreactive conformation-specific HIV-1 epitopes based on Top7 scaffold

IFT Viana, TA Soares, LFO Lima, ETA Marques… - Rsc Advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Epitope exposure strategies often fail due to high conformational instability, resulting in loss
of native conformation and fast degradation. Protein scaffolding, where a structural element …