Sequence selectivity, a test of the nature of the covalent adduct formed between benzo[a]pyrene and DNA.

abstract：:Previous research has described the interaction between the novel molecule diethidium (2,7-diamino 9-[2,7 diamino 10-N-phenanthridium] 10-N-phenanthridium) (Figure 1) and B-form DNA. Our goal is the elucidation of diethidium as the first member of a novel class of drugs which are potential pharmaceutical agents. This ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Monaco RR,Polkosnik W,Dwarakanath S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoestrogens are dietary estrogens having similar structure as of estrogen. Some of these phytoestrogens are androgen receptor (AR) antagonists and exhibit preventive role in the prostate cancer. However, in androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) the ARs were mutated (T877A, W741L, F876L, etc.) and these mutant...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Selvaraj D,Muthu S,Kotha S,Siddamsetty RS,Andavar S,Jayaraman S

更新日期：2021-02-01 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 studies on protein-dye interactions are important in biological process and it is regarded as vital step in rational drug design. The interaction of thionine (TH) with human serum albumin (HSA) was analyzed using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), spectroscopic, and molecular docking technique. The emission s...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Manivel P,Paulpandi M,Murugan K,Benelli G,Ilanchelian M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that edaravone inhibits fibrillogenesis of amyloid-β protein (Aβ). However, the detailed mechanism by which edaravone inhibits the conformational transition of the Aβ42 monomer is not known at the molecular level. Here, explicit-solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were coupled with mole...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Liu F,Ma Z,Sang J,Lu F

更新日期：2020-05-01 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

abstract：:Abstract Using high frequency antiphase NMR spectroscopy and computer simulations of the antiphase spectra, we studied the equlibria in the sugar conformations in the DNA duplex 11-mer containing the AAA tract surrounded by cytosines. We demonstrate that at the 3'-end of the A-tract, the sugar switches from the comm...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kamath S,Sarma MH,Zhurkin VB,Turner CJ,Sarma RH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polar mutations in transmembrane alpha helices may alter the structural details of the hydrophobic sequences and control intermolecular contacts. We have performed molecular dynamics simulations on the transmembrane domain of the proto-oncogenic and the oncogenic forms of the Neu receptor in a fluid DMPC bilayer to te...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Samna Soumana O,Aller P,Garnier N,Genest M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new algorithm for the analysis of nonselective proton relaxation data in protein solution is presented. T1 and T2 of protein protons in lysozyme and RNase solutions were measured at three resonance frequencies--11, 27 and 90 MHz. In addition we measured water T1 dispersions in lysozyme solutions over the frequency r...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Krushelnitsky AG,Fedotov VD

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine receptors (ARs) belong to family A of GPCRs that are involved in many diseases, including cerebral and cardiac ischemic diseases, immune and inflammatory disorders, etc. Thus, they represent important therapeutic targets to treat these conditions. Computational techniques such as molecular dynamics (MD) simu...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Martínez-Archundia M,Correa-Basurto J,Montaño S,Rosas-Trigueros JL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P21-activated kinase-1 (PAK1) is an enzyme associated with multiple metabolic networks and different types of cancers. Hence, there is a need to study the global network map of PAK1 to understand its role and regulatory mechanisms by means of its significant molecular interactive partners. This will help to explore it...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Yellapu NK,Pulaganti M,Pakala SB

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction studies of bisphenol analogues; biphenol-A (BPA), bisphenol-B (BPB), and bisphenol-F (BPF) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were performed using multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking studies at the protein level. The mechanism of binding of bisphenols with BSA was dynamic in nature. SDS refolding experi...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Ikhlas S,Usman A,Ahmad M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of COVID-19 pandemic that is causing a global health emergency. The lack of targeted therapeutics and limited treatment options have triggered the scientific community to develop new vaccines or small molecule therapeutics against various targets of SARS-CoV-2. The main protease (...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Bhardwaj VK,Singh R,Sharma J,Rajendran V,Purohit R,Kumar S

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:FtsZ is an appealing target for the design of antimicrobial agent that can be used to defeat the multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens. Pharmacophore modelling, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies were performed on a series of three-substituted benzamide derivatives. In the present study...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Tripathy S,Azam MA,Jupudi S,Sahu SK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Fourier transform, we investigate the structural characteristics of genomes for several viruses. The mutual correlations and ordering of the different nucleotides in genomes are compared versus their counterparts from the random sequences with the same nucleotide composition. In order to assess the stastical sig...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Chechetkin VR,Knizhnikova LA,Turygin AYu

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which peptides bind to micelles is believed to be a two-phase process, involving (i). initial electrostatic interactions between the peptide and micelle surface, followed by (ii). hydrophobic interactions between peptide side chains and the micelle core. To better characterize the electrostatic portio...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Whitehead TL,Jones LM,Hicks RP

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MutSα is the most abundant mismatch-binding factor of human DNA mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. MMR maintains genetic stability by recognizing and repairing DNA defects. Failure to accomplish their function may lead to cancer. In addition, MutSα recognizes at least some types of DNA damage making it a target for antic...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Negureanu L,Salsbury FR Jr

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:SARS-CoV-2 has become a pandemic causing a serious global health concern. The absence of effective drugs for treatment of the disease has caused its rapid spread on a global scale. Similarly to the SARS-CoV, the SARS-CoV-2 is also involved in a complex interplay with the host cells. This infection is characterized by ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Gollapalli P,B S S,Rimac H,Patil P,Nalilu SK,Kandagalla S,Shetty P

更新日期：2020-11-04 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 subtype, 5-HT7R has been implicated in neurological disorders and presents itself as a promising target for antidepressant drugs. Design of targeted selective ligands, require a sound knowledge of 3D-receptor structure. In absence of receptor structure, structure-based design of targeted ligands relies on generati...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Jha P,Chaturvedi S,Swastika,Pal S,Jain N,Mishra AK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine synthetase (GS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an essential enzyme which is involved in nitrogen metabolism and cell wall synthesis. It is involved in the inhibition of phagosome-lysosome fusion by preventing acidification. Targeting GS can be helpful to control the infection of Mtb. In order to iden...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kumari M,Subbarao N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notch is a single-pass transmembrane receptor protein which is composed of a short extracellular region, a single-pass transmembrane domain and a small intracellular region. Notch ligand like Delta, member of the DSL protein family, is also single-pass transmembrane protein. It has been demonstrated that of the 36 EGF...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Majumder R,Roy S,Thakur A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minidumbbell (MDB) is a newly found non-B DNA structure formed by short single-strand sequences. Up to now, three MDBs have been reported to form at neutral pH by sequences containing two repeats of TTTA, CCTG and CTTG. Among them, the thermodynamically less stable TTTA and CCTG MDBs have been proposed to be the struc...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Guo P,Lam SL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matriptase is a serine protease associated with a wide variety of human tumors and carcinoma progression. Up to now, many promising anti-cancer drugs have been developed. However, the detailed structure-function relationship between inhibitors and matriptase remains elusive. In this work, molecular dynamics simulation...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Sun DR,Zheng QC,Zhang HX

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most β-Glucosidase (B8CYA8) are prone to inhibition by glucose. Experimentally observed specific activity of B8CYA8 on 20 mM, 50 mM, and 100 mM p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (pNPGlc) substrate concentrations show surprise dependence on the presence of 0-3 M glucose at 335 K. We found that at high substrate concent...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Konar S,Sinha SK,Datta S,Ghorai PK

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In present work, we describe a methodology for prediction of an enzymatic reaction for which no experimental data are available except for a gene sequence. As a challenging case, we have developed the method for identifying the putative substrates of monoester phosphatases, commonly known as acid phosphatase enzymes, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Zamani Amirzakaria J,Malboobi MA,Marashi SA,Lohrasebi T

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred conformation of orexin-B, an orphan G-protein coupled receptor agonist (the human sequence is RSGPPGLQGRLQRLLQASGNHAAGILTM-NH(2)) has been determined by (1)H and (13)C 2D NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Orexin-B has been implicated in sleep-wakefulness and feeding regulation. The membrane mimeti...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Miskolzie M,Lucyk S,Kotovych G

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number of available three dimensional coordinates of proteins increases, it is now recognized that proteins from different families and topologies are constructed from independent motifs. Detection of specific structural motifs within proteins aids in understanding their role and the mechanism of their operatio...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Fischer D,Bachar O,Nussinov R,Wolfson H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conformational state of biliproteins can be determined by optical properties of the covalently linked chromophores. Recently determined crystal structure of truncated form of α-subunit of cyanobacterial phycoerythrin (αC-PE) from Phormidium tenue provides a new insight into the structure-function relationship of α...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Anwer K,Sonani R,Madamwar D,Singh P,Khan F,Bisetty K,Ahmad F,Hassan MI

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00