SARS-CoV-2 mutations and where to find them: an in silico perspective of structural changes and antigenicity of the spike protein.

abstract：:A conceptually new idea in quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) which makes use of ensembles from molecular dynamics (MD) trajectories and information retrieved from enzyme-inhibitor binding thermodynamics is presented in this study. This new methodology, termed ensemble comparative residue interaction...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Khedkar VM,Joseph J,Pissurlenkar R,Saran A,Coutinho EC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinction criterion for various sets of fixed length peptide fragments and integral distinction measure for various sets of peptide fragments with different length and start position ranges have been introduced on the base of an enumeration procedure and a point estimators for the amino acid distribution characteris...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Shchelkanov MYu,Starikov NS,Yaroslavtsev IV,Yudin AN,Antonov AV,Novak IL,Vedenov AA,Karamov EV

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the H-bonds between the human protein HLA-DR1 (DRB*0101) and the hemagglutinin peptide HA306-318 has been studied using the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules for the first time. We have found four H-bond groups: one conventional CO··HN bond group and three nonconventional CO··HC, π··HC involving aroma...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Aray Y,Aguilera-García R,Izquierdo DR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of new potential inhibitors against Hedgehog pathway activator protein Smoothened (SMO) is considered to be of higher importance to improvise the future cancer therapeutics. Different SMO inhibitors/drugs (e.g. Cyclopamine, Vismodegib, Taladegib) used till date are found to be associated with several dr...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Sinha N,Chowdhury S,Sarkar RR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SARS-CoV-2 is causative agent of COVID-19, which is responsible for severe social and economic disruption globally. Lack of vaccine or antiviral drug with clinical efficacy suggested that drug repurposing approach may provide a quick therapeutic solution to COVID-19. Nonstructural protein-15 (NSP15) encodes for an uri...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Chandra A,Gurjar V,Qamar I,Singh N

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The (+) anti isomer of benz[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE), 7 beta, 8 alpha-dihydroxy-9 alpha, 10 alpha-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenz [a] pyrene has been identified as the probable tumorigenic lesion in mammalian systems. It forms a predominant adduct with DNA at N2 of guanine. In order to elucidate its conformation in ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Hingerty B,Broyde S

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drug design and discovery of lipid modulators is very demanding as no new molecule has entered into the market in the last 35 years. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a promising target as lipid modulators. Inhibition of the CETP enzyme reduces the risk of cardiovascular events. The first CETP inhibitor...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Amin SA,Adhikari N,Gayen S,Jha T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of any subunit of the troponin complex may lead to serious disorders. Rational approaches to managing these disorders require knowledge of the complex interactions among the three subunits that are required for proper function. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed for both skeletal (sTn) and ca...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Varughese JF,Chalovich JM,Li Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parallel version of AMBER 4.1 was ported and optimised on the Indian parallel supercomputer PARAM OpenFrame built around Sun Ultra Sparc processors. This version of AMBER program was then used to carry out molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on 5'-TGACCAGCTGGTC-3', a substrate for PvuII enzyme. MD simulations in water...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kolaskar AS,Joshi RR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A general method for generation of base-pairs in a curved DNA structure, for any prescribed values of helical parameters--unit rise (h), unit twist (theta), wedge roll (theta R) and wedge tilt (theta T), propeller twist (theta p) and displacement (D) is described. Its application for generation of uniform as well curv...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Bhattacharya D,Bansal M

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption behavior of Anastrozole (ANA) and Melphalan (MEL) anticancer drugs on the surface of silicene nanosheet (SNS) and functionalized SNS with folic acid (FA-SNS) is investigated and compared using the density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The DFT calculation is performed at...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Razavi L,Raissi H,Hashemzadeh H,Farzad F

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent research has identified chymase, a mast cell-specific protease as an exclusive novel therapeutic target to prevent Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) induced encephalitis. Interestingly, JEV activates mast cell specific chymase during its penetration through blood brain barrier (BBB) which eventually guide to ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kant K,Rawat R,Bhati V,Bhosale S,Sharma D,Banerjee S,Kumar A

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of studies related to new molecules with intercalative properties, we have been led to design and synthesize a bithiazole derivative, namely the 2-phenyl-6-[2'-(4'-(ethoxy-carbonyl)thiazolyl)]thiazolo[3,2- b][1,2,4]triazole (PETT). Its interaction with calf thymus DNA was studied using thermal denaturati...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Houssin R,Helbecque N,Bernier JL,Henichart JP

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19 is a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Currently, there is no effective treatment and vaccines seem to be the solution in the future. Virtual screening of potential drugs against the S protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has provided small molecular comp...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Yepes-Pérez AF,Herrera-Calderon O,Quintero-Saumeth J

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalline complexes of yeast tRNA(phe) and the oligopeptide antibiotics netropsin and distamycin A were prepared by diffusing drugs into crystals of tRNA. X-ray structure analyses of these complexes reveal a single common binding site for both drugs which is located in the major or deep groove of the tRNA T-stem. Th...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Rubin J,Sundaralingam M

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional aspect of several mycobacterium proteins annotated as hypothetical are yet to be discovered. In the present investigation, in silico approaches were used to predict the biological function of some of the unknown Mtb proteins, which were further validated by wet lab experiments. After screening thousands...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kumar A,Sharma A,Kaur G,Makkar P,Kaur J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of dementia. So far only five drugs have been approved by US FDA that temporarily slow worsening of symptoms for about six to twelve months. The limited number of therapeutic options for AD drives the exploration of new drugs. Enhancement...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Grover A,Shandilya A,Agrawal V,Bisaria VS,Sundar D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the conformational energetics of the eight most commonly occurring nucleosides--A, U, G, C, dA, dT, dG, dC--as monitored by a semi-empirical energy force field. These are the first reported calculations to completely explore the entire conformational spaces available to all eight major nucleosides usi...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Pearlman DA,Kim SH

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sm and Sm-like proteins are widely distributed among bacteria, archaea and eukarya. They participate in many processes related to RNA-processing and regulation of gene expression. While the function of the bacterial Lsm protein Hfq and eukaryotic Sm/Lsm proteins is rather well studied, the role of Lsm proteins in ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Nikulin A,Mikhailina A,Lekontseva N,Balobanov V,Nikonova E,Tishchenko S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bacterial genomes have been sequenced and stored in public databases now, of which Reference Sequence (RefSeq) is the most widely used one. However, the annotation in RefSeq is still unsatisfactory. The present analysis is focused on the re-annotation of an important plant pathogen genome Xanthomonas oryzae pv. o...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Lei Y,Kang SK,Gao J,Jia XS,Chen LL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is known to be a significantly effective strategy in cancer therapy. Here, pyrazolopyranopyrimidine derivatives were characterized as new Hsp90 inhibitors. The molecules' key structure (ZINC02819805) was determined by utilizing a pharmacophore model virtual screening workflo...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Abbasi M,Amanlou M,Aghaei M,Bakherad M,Doosti R,Sadeghi-Aliabadi H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequences of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis porin (YPS) and Y. pestis porin (YPT) have recently deduced but their three-dimensional structures were not known. These sequences were analyzed using the servers 3D-PSSM and PredPort. The YPS and YPT porins were shown to have a high degree of identity (above...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Likhatskaya GN,Solov'eva TF,Novikova OD,Issaeva MP,Gusev KV,Kryzhko IB,Trifonov EV,Nurminski EA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tris-intercalation of an acridine trimer into the self-complementary dodecanucleotide d(CTTCGCGCGAAG) has been studied, in solution, by means of 1H and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance. In a first step all the non-exchangeable protons (except H5', H5"), the imino protons and seven of the eleven phosphorus have been assi...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Laugaa P,Delepierre M,Dupraz B,Igolen J,Roques BP

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The location, orientation and dynamics of a thiazole-containing analogue of distamycin 1 bound to the decadeoxyribonucleotide d-[CGCAATTGCG]2 have been studied by non-exchangable and imino proton NMR resonances of the 1:1 complex. Using NOE difference, COSY and NOESY experiments, lexitropsin (1) was located in the min...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kumar S,Bathini Y,Joseph T,Pon RT,Lown JW

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secondary structure of a bradykinin B(1)receptor antagonist B-10324 (F5C-Lys-(1)- Lys(0)-Arg(1)-Pro(2)- Hyp(3)-Gly(4)-CpG(5)- Ser(6)-DTic(7)-CpG(8)) was determined by NMR at 800MHz. The conformational data are compared with those obtained previously for two bradykinin B(1) receptor antagonists, namely B-9858 (Lys-...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Miskolzie M,Gera L,Stewart JM,Kotovych G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a malignant cancer of the skin associated with a high mortality. Early medical diagnosis and surgical intervention are essential for the treatment of melanoma. The use of plant-based compounds is an important strategy for the prevention and treatment of different types of cancers. Curcumin is a promising n...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Ghazaeian M,Khorsandi K,Hosseinzadeh R,Naderi A,Abrahamse H

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine whether chiral metal complexes can be used to discriminate between right- and left-handed DNA conformational states we have studied the enantioselective interactions of Fe(phen)3(2+) and Ru(phen)3(2+) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) with poly(dGm5dC) under B- and Z-form conditions. With the inversion-...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Härd T,Hiort C,Nordén B

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of medical experiments have confirmed that the features of drugs have a close correlation with their molecular structure. Drug properties can be obtained by studying the molecular structure of corresponding drugs. The calculation of the topological index of a drug structure enables scientists to have a ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Jahanbani A,Shao Z,Sheikholeslami SM

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule affinity regulating kinase 4 (MARK4) plays essential role in the tau-assisted regulation of microtubule dynamics. Over expression of MARK4 causes early phosphorylation of Ser262 of tau protein which is essential for microtubule binding. Hyperphosphorylation of tau protein causes the formation of paired hel...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Naqvi AAT,Jairajpuri DS,Noman OMA,Hussain A,Islam A,Ahmad F,Alajmi MF,Hassan MI

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recombinant purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 encoded by genes TT_C1070 (TthPNPI) and TT_C0194 (TthPNPII) were purified and characterized. The comparative analysis of their sequences, molecular weight, enzymes specificity and kinetics of the catalyzed reaction w...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Timofeev VI,Fateev IV,Kostromina MA,Abramchik YA,Konstantinova ID,Volkov VV,Lykoshin DD,Mikheeva OO,Muravieva TI,Esipov RS,Kuranova IP

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00