Effects of low urea concentrations on protein-water interactions.

abstract：:The recent COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has recorded a high number of infected people across the globe. The virulent nature of the virus makes it necessary for us to identify promising therapeutic agents in a time-sensitive manner. The current study utilises an in silico based drug repurposing approach to id...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Khan RJ,Jha RK,Singh E,Jain M,Amera GM,Singh RP,Muthukumaran J,Singh AK

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen of tuberculosis (TB), is one of the most infectious bacteria in the world. The traditional strategy to combat TB involves targeting the pathogen directly; however, the rapid evolution of drug resistance lessens the efficiency of this anti-TB method. Therefore, in recent y...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Quan Y,Xiong L,Chen J,Zhang HY

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modelling procedure has been utilized to obtain a preliminary three-dimensional structural model for the bacteriophage IKe DNA binding protein (IKe-DBP) based on the known high resolution X-ray diffraction structure of a functionally related protein (G5BP) from bacteriophage fd. The degree of structural homology obs...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Brayer GD

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is devoted to the careful QM/QTAIM analysis of the evolution of the basic physico-chemical parameters along the intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) of the biologically important 2AP·T(WC)↔2AP·T*(w) and 2AP·C*(WC)↔2AP·C(w) Watson-Crick(WC)↔wobble(w) tautomeric transformations obtained at each point of the IRC...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Brovarets' OO,Voiteshenko IS,Pérez-Sánchez H,Hovorun DM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-strand oligonucleotide complexes are employed to assess the effect of base stacking and base pair mismatch on the relative thermodynamic stabilities of oligonucleotide duplexes. The melting behavior of three-strand oligonucleotide complexes incorporating nicks and gaps as well as internal single base mismatches ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Murphy D,Doyle H,Eritja R,Redmond G

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte-Carlo simulation of poly(dA).poly(dT) hydration by 30 water molecules per nucleotide pair has been performed. Two B-family conformations, both with a 36 degrees helical twist but with different minor groove widths, were considered. One conformation is Arnott's standard B form, the other one is specific for poly(...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Poltev VI,Teplukhin AV,Chuprina VP

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. Plasmodial cysteine proteases are proposed to be promising targets for novel antimalarial drug design. Vivapain-2 and vivapain-3 are cysteine proteases from Plasmodium vivax and apparent orthologs of falcipain-2 and falcipain-3 from Plasmodium...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Desai PV,Avery MA

更新日期：2004-06-01 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

abstract：:In search of suitable therapy for the management of Alzheimer's disease, this study was designed to evaluate metal complexes against its biochemical targets. Zinc metal carboxylates (AAZ1-AAZ6) were evaluated against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). The antioxidant in combination with anti...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Zafar R,Zubair M,Ali S,Shahid K,Waseem W,Naureen H,Haider A,Jan MS,Ullah F,Sirajuddin M,Sadiq A

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The eIF2α kinase activity of the heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI) is regulated by heme which makes it a unique member of the family of eIF2α kinases. Since heme concentrations create an equilibrium for the kinase to be active/inactive, it becomes important to study the heme binding effects upon the kinase and understand...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Bhavnani V,Kaviraj S,Panigrahi P,Suresh CG,Yapara S,Pal J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have applied random-search, energy minimization and molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the structural aspects of the interaction of N-acetyl-L-prolyl-D-alanyl-L-alanine-N'-methylamide with Ca2+. Spectral data on related peptides had suggested that the beta-turn conformation might be a prerequisite for th...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Michel AG,Jeandenans C,Ananthanarayanan VS

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relative humidity induces the reversible crystal transition of guanosine between the dihydrate and the anhydrous state. The characteristics of the transition was investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction analysis and high-resolution solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. Adsorption-desorption hysteresis was observe...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Sugawara Y,Iimura Y,Iwasaki H,Urabe H,Saito H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The operator-binding domain of the lambda-repressor contains five alpha-helices and an extended N-terminal arm in the crystal structure determined by Pabo and Lewis reported in Nature 298, 443, 1982 (1). The four helices form a "box" enclosing a hydrophobic core with the fifth helix interacting with the equivalent hel...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Bashford D,Weaver DL,Karplus M

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeat regions are low-complexity regions in the human genome that largely code for intrinsic disorder in proteins. Expansions outside the normal thresholds in repeat regions are likely to be pathogenic, leading to the so-called repeat expansion diseases. There have been numerous studies on the most common group of re...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Hernandez R,Facelli JC

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in glycosylation pattern leads to malignant transformations among the cells. In combination with upregulated actions of sialyltransferases, it ultimately leads to differential expression of sialic acid (SA) at cell surface. Given its negative charge and localization to extracellular domain, SA has been exploit...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Patel A,Tiwari S,Jha PK

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rho-associated protein kinases (ROCKs) are a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family and potential therapeutic target for various diseases. This enzyme has two isoforms, Rho-associated protein kinase I (ROCKI) and Rho-associated protein kinase II (ROCKII). They share an overall 65% homology in all amino a...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Bayel Secinti B,Tatar G,Taskin Tok T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Neuropeptide Y (NPY), receptors belong to the G-protein coupled receptor superfamily. NPY mediates several physiological responses, such as blood pressure, food intake, sedation. These actions of NPY are mediated by six receptor subtypes denoted as Y(1)-Y(5) and y(6). Modeling of receptor subtypes and bindi...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Jois SD,Nagarajarao LM,Prabhakaran M,Balasubramaniam A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus is becoming a major global disease; the envelope protein is the major target for vaccine development against Dengue. Nowadays, the attention has focused on developing inhibitors based on Papain is a promising target for treating Dengue. In the present work, the theoretical studies of E-protein(Cys74-Glu79...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Saranya V,Radhika R,Shankar R,Vijayakumar S

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:For almost 50 years the conclusive explanation of Chargaff's second parity rule (CSPR), the equality of frequencies of nucleotides A=T and C=G or the equality of direct and reverse complement trinucleotides in the same DNA strand, has not been determined yet. Here, we relate CSPR to the interstrand mirror symmetry in ...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Rosandić M,Vlahović I,Glunčić M,Paar V

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new model for simulation of protein folding of alpha-helical proteins with known secondary structure is proposed. We are dealing here with the analysis of alpha-helix packings rather than with a detailed atom structure of a whole protein. Starting from a random compact packing of the helices the search is focused on...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Grigoriev IV,Rakhmaninova AB,Mironov AA

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:Simple molecular docking calculations on quercetin, kojic acid and diethylcarbamatodithoic acid using the software package MOE are shown to be close to the geometries reported in the X-ray crystal structures of the protein co-crystallized with the respective ligands. Furthermore, DFT optimization of the docked conform...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Malkhasian AY,Howlin BJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The With-No-Lysine (WNK) kinase family plays a significant role in regulating cation-chloride cotransporters, blood pressure and body fluid homeostasis. Mutations in the gene of WNK family, especially in WNK1 and WNK4 are responsible for pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII), characterized by hypertension. The selec...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Jonniya NA,Kar P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a fundamental biological phenomenon, in which anti- or proapoptotic proteins of the Bcl-2 family regulate a committed step. Overexpression of Bcl-2, the prototypical antiapoptotic protein in this family, is associated with therapy resistance in various human cancers. Accordingly, Bcl-2 inhibitors intended...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Li T,Cui Y,Wu B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of calf-thymus DNA with cobalt-hexammine and cobalt-pentammine cations was investigated, in aqueous solution at pH 6-7 with cation/DNA(phosphate) molar ratios r = 1/80, 1/40, 1/20, 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1, using Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy. Correlations between spectral chang...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Tajmir-Riahi HA,Naoui M,Ahmad R

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silk materials are receiving significant attention as base materials for various functional nanomaterials and nanodevices, due to its exceptionally high mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and degradable characteristics. Although crystalline silk regions are composed of various repetitive motifs with differing am...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kim Y,Lee M,Choi H,Baek I,Kim JI,Na S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First case of the present epidemic, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is reported in the Wuhan, a city of the China and all the countries throughout the world are being affected. COVID-19 is named by World Health Organization and it stands for coronavirus disease-19. As on 27th October, 2020, 73,776,588 people around the...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Kumar A,Kumar D,Kumar R,Singh P,Chandra R,Kumari K

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)--13 or Collagenase--3 plays a significant role in the formation and remodeling of bone, tumor invasion and causes osteoarthritis. Water molecular dynamic studies of the five (1XUC, 1XUD, 1XUR, 456C, 830C) PDB and solvated structures of MMP-13 in human have been carried out upto 5 ns on a...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Chakrabarti B,Bairagya HR,Mallik P,Mukhopadhyay BP,Bera A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Runt domain proteins are eukaryotic transcription factors that regulate major developmental pathways. All members of this family contain a highly-conserved sequence-specific DNA binding domain: the Runt domain (RD). Structural and biochemical studies have shown that the Runt domain undergoes a conformational trans...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Suad O,Eyal E,Blumenzweig I,Kessler N,Levanon D,Groner Y,Shakked Z

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of 6-Thioguanine molecule, an antitumor drug with carbon nanotube and boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Based on the obtained results, the strongest negative van der Waals interaction is found between 6-TG and BNNT among the studied nanotubes, which ind...

journal_title：Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

authors： Hasanzade Z,Raissi H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00