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 …

A survey of protein databases indicates that the majority of enzymes exist in oligomeric
forms, with about half of those found in the UniProt database being homodimeric …

Protein allostery is a biological process facilitated by spatially long-range intra-protein
communication, whereby ligand binding or amino acid change at a distant site affects the …

Advances in sequencing techniques and statistical methods have made it possible not only
to predict sequences of ancestral proteins but also to identify thousands of mutations in the …

Directed evolution has emerged as a powerful strategy to engineer various properties of
proteins. Traditional methods to construct libraries such as error-prone PCR and DNA …

Understanding molecular mechanisms underlying the complexity of allosteric regulation in
proteins has attracted considerable attention in drug discovery due to the benefits and …

Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a crucial enzyme in the development of hyperuricemia and gout.
This study focuses on LWM and ALPM, two food-derived inhibitors of XO. We used …

A highly effective medicine is urgently required to cure coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19). For the purpose, we developed a molecular docking based webserver, namely …

β-lactamases are produced by many modern bacteria as a mechanism of resistance toward
β-lactam antibiotics, the most common antibiotics in use. β-lactamases, however, are ancient …

Linking cell signaling events to the fundamental physicochemical basis of the
conformational behavior of single molecules and ultimately to cellular function is a key …