A multi-stage virtual screening of FDA-approved drugs reveals potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease.

abstract：:Temporal order ("chronology") of appearance of amino acids and their respective codons on evolutionary scene is reconstructed. A consensus chronology of amino acids is built on the basis of 60 different criteria each offering certain temporal order. After several steps of filtering the chronology vectors are averaged ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Trifonov EN

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous work on structural polymorphism shown at a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (A → G) site located on HS4 region of locus control region (LCR) of β-globin gene has established a hairpin → duplex equilibrium corresponding to A → B like DNA transition (Kaushik M, Kukreti, R., Grover, D., Brahmachari, S.K....

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kaushik M,Kukreti S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequence dependent conformation, flexibility and hydration properties of DNA molecules constitute selectivity determinants in the formation of protein-DNA complexes. TATA boxes in which AT basepairs (bp) have been substituted by IC bp (TITI box) allow for probing these selectivity determinants for the complexation...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Pastor N,MacKerell AD Jr,Weinstein H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AKT isoforms are a group of key kinases that play a critical role in tumorigenesis. These enzymes are overexpressed in different types of cancers, such as breast, colon, prostate, ovarian, and lung. Because of its relevance the AKT isoforms are attractive targets for the design of anticancer molecules. However, it...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Trejo-Soto PJ,Hernández-Campos A,Romo-Mancillas A,Medina-Franco JL,Castillo R

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Our work investigates the interaction of synthesized graphene with the SARS-CoV-2 virus using molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method. The layer dependent inhibitory effect of graphene nanosheets on spike receptor-binding domain of 6LZG, complexed with host receptor i.e. angiotensin-converting ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Raval B,Srivastav AK,Gupta SK,Kumar U,Mahapatra SK,Gajjar PN,Banerjee I

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of bacterial resistance toward antibiotics has been led to pay attention to the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). The common mechanism of AMPs is disrupting the integrity of the bacterial membrane. One of the most accessible targets for α-defensins human neutrophil peptide-1 (HNP-1) is lipid II. In the pr...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Moazzezy N,Rismani E,Rezaei M,Karam MRA,Rafati S,Bouzari S,Oloomi M

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:DNaseI digestion studies (Brukner et al, EMBO J 14, 1812-1818 1995) and nucleosomebinding data (Satchwell et al, J. Mol. Biol. 191, 639-659 1986, Goodsell and Dickerson, Nucleic trinucleotides. A detailed comparison of the two models suggests that while both of them represent improvements with respect to dinucleotide ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Brukner I,Sánchez R,Suck D,Pongor S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locked nucleic acids (LNAs) incorporated into either stable single stranded oligonucleotides containing tetraloops or their complements have been found to increase second order hybridization rate constants by an order of magnitude compared to the all-DNA hybridization rate constants. Model sequences composed of 20 bas...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Ormond TK,Spear D,Stoll J,Mackey MA,St John PM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years the structural properties of nucleic acids have been of interest, providing data that may be of importance for DNA and RNA organization and function in the cell. We have attempted to look for the formation of parallel RNA-RNA duplexes in vitro. RNA molecules comprising complementary in the same polarity...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Tchurikov NA,Ponomarenko NA,Golova YB,Chernov BK

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of transient electric birefringence was used to investigate the orientation of agarose solutions in pulsed electric fields. If the agarose was dissolved in deionized water, the sign of the birefringence was positive when the electric field was small, indicating that the agarose molecules were orienting p...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Stellwagen NC,Stellwagen D

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:The conformational space available to GnRH and lGnRH-III was compared using 5.2 ns constant temperature and pressure molecular dynamics simulations with explicit TIP3P solvation and the AMBER v. 5.0 force field. Cluster analysis of both trajectories resulted in two groups of conformations. Results of free energy calcu...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Watts CR,Mezei M,Murphy RF,Lovas S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insertion of viral DNA into the host chromosome is an essential step in the replication of HIV-1, and is carried out by an enzyme, HIV-1 integrase (IN). Since the latter has no human cellular counterpart, it is an attractive target for antiviral drug design. Several IN inhibitors having activities in the micromola...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Rao GS,Bhatnagar S,Ahuja V

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that the biological activity of gallated proanthocyanidins (PAs) is highly structure-dependent. Polymerization degree (DP) and linkage types affect their biological activity greatly. Positions and orientations of gallated PAs in lipid bilayer reveal their structure-function activity at the molecular l...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Zhu W,Khalifa I,Peng J,Li C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents a great threat to public health. Currently, no potent medicine is available to treat COVID-19. Quest for new drugs especially from natural plant sources is an area of immense potential. The curre...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Wahedi HM,Ahmad S,Abbasi SW

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a group of enzymes that have prominent and crucial effect on various biological systems, mainly by their suppressive effect on transcription. Searching for inhibitors targeting their respective isoforms without affecting other targets is greatly needed. Some histone deacetylases have n...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Elmezayen AD,Yelekçi K

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Base sequence effects within double stranded RNA oligomers of A and Z conformations have been studied by molecular modeling using a methodological approach specifically adapted to nucleic acids. Calculations on symmetric oligomers having homonucleotide or dinucleotide repeating base sequences show that sequence change...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Hartmann B,Lavery R

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma membrane of each micro-organism has a unique set of lipid composition as a consequence of the environmental adaptation or a response to exposure to antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as antibiotic agents. Understanding the relationship between lipid composition and action of antimicrobial peptides or considering how...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Rahmanpour A,Ghahremanpour MM,Mehrnejad F,Moghaddam ME

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are a class of toxic environmental pollutants that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and difficult to degrade. Their structure is very similar to the thyroid hormone (T4) and uses the body's thyroid transporter (TTR) binding to interfere with the endocrine balance,...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Wei Y,Yi Z,Xu J,Yang W,Yang L,Liu H

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Phospholipase A(2) belongs to a super family of enzymes that is massively over expressed in a variety of severe inflammatory diseases, which degrades membrane phospholipids. It has also been reported that this activity leads to loss of tissue, organ integrity and function. This enzyme is an important target for anti-i...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Ompraba G,Velmurugan D,Louis PA,Rafi ZA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptins are neuropeptide that has emerged as an essential gatekeeper for reproduction and onset of puberty in higher vertebrates including fish. In present study, structural analysis, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations of kisspeptin receptor (kiss2r) were carried out, which is a G-protein-coupled...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Rather MA,Dutta S,Guttula PK,Dhandare BC,Yusufzai SI,Zafar MI

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) protein catalyzes the only biochemical reaction which produces methyltetrahydrofolate, the active form of folic acid essential for several molecular functions. The Ala222Val polymorphism of human MTHFR encodes a thermolabile protein associated with increased risk of neural t...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Abhinand PA,Shaikh F,Bhakat S,Radadiya A,Bhaskar LV,Shah A,Ragunath PK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract In order to target the major groove of DNA, we have designed novel peptide derivatives of 7-H pyridocarbazole, which is the chromophoric ring of ditercalinium, a potent antitumor bisin- tercalator. We will present here the results obtained with a compound that has a D-Asn tethered to the pyridinium nitrogen...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Gresh N,René B,Hui XW,Barsi MC,Roques BP,Garbay C

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease is caused by the amino acid substitution of glutamic acid to valine, which leads to the polymerization of deoxygenated sickle hemoglobin (HbS) into long strands. These strands are responsible for the sickling of red blood cells (RBCs), making blood hyper-coagulable leading to an increased chance of...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Yesudasan S,Douglas SA,Platt MO,Wang X,Averett RD

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystals of the small ribosomal subunit from Thermus thermophilus diffract to 3A and exhibit reasonable isomorphism and moderate resistance to irradiation. A 5A MIR map of this particle shows a similar shape to the part assigned to this particle within the cryo-EM reconstructions of the whole ribosome and contains reg...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Auerbach T,Pioletti M,Avila H,Anagnostopoulos K,Weinstein S,Franceschi F,Yonath A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequently discussed analogy between genetic and human texts is explored by comparison of alternation of polar and non-polar amino-acid residues in proteins and alternation of consonants and vowels in human texts. In human languages, the usage of possible combinations of consonants and vowels is influenced by pronounc...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Zemková M,Trifonov EN,Zahradník D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of quinolones, nalidixic acid (Nal), oxolinic acid (Oxo) with double stranded polynucleotides was undertaken by using UV-melting, UV-Vis absorption, fluorescence and CD spectroscopic techniques. The binding of Nal or Oxo to the polynucleotides under low-salt buffer conditions were determined for poly (dA)....

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Jain A,Rajeswari MR

更新日期：2002-10-01 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