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 …

Theory and practice of coarse-grained molecular dynamics of biologically important systems

A Liwo, C Czaplewski, AK Sieradzan, AG Lipska… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics with coarse-grained models is nowadays extensively used to simulate
biomolecular systems at large time and size scales, compared to those accessible to all …

Modeling protein structures with the coarse-grained UNRES force field in the CASP14 experiment

A Antoniak, I Biskupek, KK Bojarski… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The UNited RESidue (UNRES) force field was tested in the 14th Community Wide
Experiment on the Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction …

Insight into the initial stages of the folding process in onconase revealed by UNRES

E Hendrix, S Motta, RF Gahl, Y He - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The unfolded state of proteins presents many challenges to elucidate the structural basis for
biological function. This state is characterized by a large degree of structural heterogeneity …

Modeling the structure, dynamics, and transformations of proteins with the UNRES force field

AK Sieradzan, C Czaplewski, P Krupa… - Protein folding: Methods …, 2022 - Springer
The physics-based united-residue (UNRES) model of proteins (www. unres. pl) has been
designed to carry out large-scale simulations of protein folding. The force field has been …

Two-Stage Recognition Mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2)

I Biskupek, A Gieldon - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, commonly known as COVID-19, occurred in 2019. It is a highly
contagious illness with effects ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. It is also one of …

Simple and Effective Conformational Sampling Strategy for Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Using the UNRES Web Server

T Li, E Hendrix, Y He - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023 - ACS Publications
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) contain more charged amino acids than folded
proteins, resulting in a lack of hydrophobic core (s) and a tendency to adopt rapidly …

Origin of Correlations between Local Conformational States of Consecutive Amino Acid Residues and Their Role in Shaping Protein Structures and in Allostery

C Sikorska, A Liwo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
By analyzing the Kubo-cluster-cumulant expansion of the potential of mean force of
polypeptide chains corresponding to backbone-local interactions averaged over the rotation …

Integrating Explicit and Implicit Fullerene Models into UNRES Force Field for Protein Interaction Studies

NH Rogoża, MA Krupa, P Krupa, AK Sieradzan - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fullerenes, particularly C60, exhibit unique properties that make them promising candidates
for various applications, including drug delivery and nanomedicine. However, their …

Pseudopotentials for coarse‐grained cross‐link‐assisted modeling of protein structures

M Kogut, Z Gong, C Tang, A Liwo - Journal of Computational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudopotentials for the chemical cross‐links comprising the glutamic‐and aspartic‐acid
side chains bridged with adipic‐(ADH) or pimelic‐acid hydrazide (PDH), and the lysine side …