Computational and theoretical methods for protein folding

M Compiani, E Capriotti - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
A computational approach is essential whenever the complexity of the process under study
is such that direct theoretical or experimental approaches are not viable. This is the case for …

C-terminal turn stability determines assembly differences between Aβ40 and Aβ42

R Roychaudhuri, M Yang, A Deshpande… - Journal of molecular …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oligomerization of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is a seminal event in Alzheimer's disease.
Aβ42, which is only two amino acids longer than Aβ40, is particularly pathogenic. Why this is …

A nanobody binding to non-amyloidogenic regions of the protein human lysozyme enhances partial unfolding but inhibits amyloid fibril formation

E De Genst, PH Chan, E Pardon, STD Hsu… - The journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We report the effects of the interaction of two camelid antibody fragments, generally called
nanobodies, namely cAb-HuL5 and a stabilized and more aggregation-resistant variant cAb …

Elements of coevolution in biological sequences

O Rivoire - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
Studies of coevolution of amino acids within and between proteins have revealed two types
of coevolving units: coevolving contacts, which are pairs of amino acids distant along the …

Detecting repetitions and periodicities in proteins by tiling the structural space

RG Parra, R Espada, IE Sánchez… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The notion of energy landscapes provides conceptual tools for understanding the
complexities of protein folding and function. Energy landscape theory indicates that it is …

Mutational effects on the folding dynamics of a minimized hairpin

M Scian, I Shu, KA Olsen, K Hassam, NH Andersen - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
The fold stabilities and folding dynamics of a series of mutants of a model hairpin, KTW-
NPATGK-WTE (HP7), are reported. The parent system and the corresponding DPATGK loop …

Structural role of exons in hemoglobin

M Piwowar, M Banach, L Konieczny… - Bio-Algorithms and …, 2013 - degruyter.com
The role of exons can be studied on many levels, one of which pertains to protein structure. It
is a well-known fact that secondary structural motifs do not directly correspond to exons …

Structural role of exons in hemoglobin

M Banach, I Roterman, M Piwowar… - Bio-Algorithms and …, 2013 - bamsjournal.com
The role of exons can be studied on many levels, one of which pertains to protein structure. It
is a wellknown fact that secondary structural motifs do not directly correspond to exons …

High-Pressure NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins

L Ballard, J Jonas - … Systems Under Extreme Conditions: Structure and …, 2013 - Springer
Advanced high-resolution NMR spectroscopy, including 2D NMR techniques, combined with
the high-pressure capability represents a powerful new tool in studies of proteins. Selected …