Pragmatic coarse-graining of proteins: models and applications

L Borges-Araújo, I Patmanidis, AP Singh… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The molecular details involved in the folding, dynamics, organization, and interaction of
proteins with other molecules are often difficult to assess by experimental techniques …

Machines on genes through the computational microscope

S Sinha, C Pindi, M Ahsan, PR Arantes… - Journal of chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Macromolecular machines acting on genes are at the core of life's fundamental processes,
including DNA replication and repair, gene transcription and regulation, chromatin …

Multibody terms in protein coarse-grained models: A top-down perspective

I Zaporozhets, C Clementi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained models allow computational investigation of biomolecular processes
occurring on long time and length scales, intractable with atomistic simulation. Traditionally …

The marionette mechanism of domain–domain communication in the antagonist, agonist, and coactivator responses of the estrogen receptor

X Chen, S Jin, M Chen, C Bueno… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The human estrogen receptor α (hER α) is involved in the regulation of growth,
development, and tissue homeostasis. Agonists that bind to the receptor's ligand-binding …

Unravelling how single-stranded DNA binding protein coordinates DNA metabolism using single-molecule approaches

L Xu, MTJ Halma, GJL Wuite - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SSBs) play vital roles in DNA metabolism. Proteins
of the SSB family exclusively and transiently bind to ssDNA, preventing the DNA double …

Structural and dynamic basis of DNA capture and translocation by mitochondrial Twinkle helicase

Z Li, P Kaur, CY Lo, N Chopra, J Smith… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Twinkle is a mitochondrial replicative helicase which can self-load onto and unwind
mitochondrial DNA. Nearly 60 mutations on Twinkle have been linked to human …

Joint Efforts of Replicative Helicase and SSB Ensure Inherent Replicative Tolerance of G‐Quadruplex

L Guo, Y Bao, Y Zhao, Z Ren, L Bi, X Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract G‐quadruplex (G4) is a four‐stranded noncanonical DNA structure that has long
been recognized as a potential hindrance to DNA replication. However, how replisomes …

Exploring Abeta42 Monomer Diffusive Dynamics on Fibril Surfaces through Molecular Simulations

YW Ma, GF Wang, MY Tsai - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Alzheimer's disease is closely linked to the aggregation of Abeta42 peptides, which follow a
complex pathway involving primary nucleation and secondary processes. While previous …