Computational tools for aptamer identification and optimization

D Sun, M Sun, J Zhang, X Lin, Y Zhang, F Lin… - TrAC Trends in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides that can selectively bind to a
specific target. They are generally obtained by SELEX, but the procedure is challenging and …

Benchmarking AlphaFold for protein complex modeling reveals accuracy determinants

R Yin, BY Feng, A Varshney, BG Pierce - Protein Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐resolution experimental structural determination of protein–protein interactions has led
to valuable mechanistic insights, yet due to the massive number of interactions and …

[PDF][PDF] ATG9A and ATG2A form a heteromeric complex essential for autophagosome formation

AR van Vliet, GN Chiduza, SL Maslen, VE Pye, D Joshi… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary ATG9A and ATG2A are essential core members of the autophagy machinery.
ATG9A is a lipid scramblase that allows equilibration of lipids across a membrane bilayer …

The evolution of paramagnetic NMR as a tool in structural biology

E Ravera, L Gigli, L Fiorucci, C Luchinat… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Paramagnetic NMR data contain extremely accurate long-range information on
metalloprotein structures and, when used in the frame of integrative structural biology …

Protein complex prediction using Rosetta, AlphaFold, and mass spectrometry covalent labeling

ZC Drake, JT Seffernick, S Lindert - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Covalent labeling (CL) in combination with mass spectrometry can be used as an analytical
tool to study and determine structural properties of protein-protein complexes. However …

Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Studies on the Catalytic Mechanism of a Novel Esterase (FmtA) of Staphylococcus aureus

V Dalal, D Golemi-Kotra, P Kumar - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
FmtA is a novel esterase that shares the penicillin-binding protein (PBP) core structural
folding but found to hydrolyze the removal of d-Ala from teichoic acids. Molecular docking …

Identification of potential inhibitors for LLM of Staphylococcus aureus: structure-based pharmacophore modeling, molecular dynamics, and binding free energy …

R Kumari, V Dalal - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Staphylococcus aureus causes various life-threatening diseases in humans and developed
resistance to several antibiotics. Lipophilic membrane (LLM) protein regulates bacterial lysis …

In-silico functional and structural annotation of hypothetical protein from Klebsiella pneumonia: A potential drug target

V Singh, P Dhankhar, V Dalal, S Tomar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Klebsiella pneumonia is known to cause several nosocomial infections in
immunocompromised patients. It has developed resistance against a broad range of …

Computational guided identification of novel potent inhibitors of N-terminal domain of nucleocapsid protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

P Dhankhar, V Dalal, V Singh, S Tomar… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 is an exceptionally contagious disease that leads to global epidemics with …

Protein–protein interaction-Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (PPI-GaMD): Characterization of protein binding thermodynamics and kinetics

J Wang, Y Miao - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) play key roles in many fundamental biological processes
such as cellular signaling and immune responses. However, it has proven challenging to …