Computational models for the study of protein aggregation

NT Co, MS Li, P Krupa - Computer Simulations of Aggregation of Proteins …, 2022 - Springer
Protein aggregation has been studied by many groups around the world for many years
because it can be the cause of a number of neurodegenerative diseases that have no …

Mechanisms and kinetics of amyloid aggregation investigated by a phenomenological coarse-grained model

A Magno, R Pellarin, A Caflisch - … of Biological Systems: From Molecules to …, 2012 - Springer
Amyloid fibrils are ordered polypeptide aggregates that have been implicated in several
neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and prion …

Simulations of protein aggregation

CK Hall, HD Nguyen, AJ Marchut… - … Proteins; Springer: New …, 2006 - Springer
Protein aggregation1 can be both a curse and a blessing. It is viewed as a curse because it
is a cause or an associated symptom of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, 2− 7 …

Computational studies of protein aggregation: methods and applications

A Morriss-Andrews, JE Shea - Annual review of physical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Protein aggregation involves the self-assembly of normally soluble proteins into large
supramolecular assemblies. The typical end product of aggregation is the amyloid fibril, an …

Protein aggregation and molecular crowding: Perspectives from multiscale simulations

F Musiani, A Giorgetti - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cells are extremely crowded environments, thus the use of diluted salted aqueous solutions
containing a single protein is too simplistic to mimic the real situation. Macromolecular …

PACSAB Server: A Web-Based Tool for the Study of Aggregation and the Conformational Ensemble of Disordered and Folded Proteins

A Emperador - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
We present in this article the PACSAB server, which is designed to provide information
about the structural ensemble and interactions of both stable and disordered proteins to …

Computer Simulations Aimed at Exploring Protein Aggregation and Dissociation

PH Nguyen, P Derreumaux - … Simulations of Aggregation of Proteins and …, 2022 - Springer
Protein aggregation can lead to well-defined structures that are functional, but is also the
cause of the death of neuron cells in many neurodegenerative diseases. The complexity of …

Effect of secondary structure on protein aggregation: A replica exchange simulation study

D Bratko, HW Blanch - The Journal of chemical physics, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
The ability to control or reverse protein aggregation is vital to the production and formulation
of therapeutic proteins and may be the key to the prevention of a number of …

[图书][B] Computer simulations of aggregation of proteins and peptides

MS Li, A Kloczkowski, M Cieplak, M Kouza - 2022 - Springer
Protein aggregation is a hallmark of a large group of major human diseases, including
Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease …

Molecular dynamics simulations of protein aggregation: protocols for simulation setup and analysis with Markov state models and transition networks

S Samantray, W Schumann, AM Illig… - Computer simulations of …, 2022 - Springer
Protein disorder and aggregation play significant roles in the pathogenesis of numerous
neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The end …