Molecular dynamics simulation for all

SA Hollingsworth, RO Dror - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The impact of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in molecular biology and drug discovery
has expanded dramatically in recent years. These simulations capture the behavior of …

Easy and accurate protein structure prediction using ColabFold

G Kim, S Lee, E Levy Karin, H Kim, Y Moriwaki… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Since its public release in 2021, AlphaFold2 (AF2) has made investigating biological
questions, by using predicted protein structures of single monomers or full complexes, a …

Sampling alternative conformational states of transporters and receptors with AlphaFold2

D Del Alamo, D Sala, HS Mchaourab, J Meiler - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Equilibrium fluctuations and triggered conformational changes often underlie the functional
cycles of membrane proteins. For example, transporters mediate the passage of molecules …

Molecular recognition of morphine and fentanyl by the human μ-opioid receptor

Y Zhuang, Y Wang, B He, X He, XE Zhou, S Guo… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Morphine and fentanyl are among the most used opioid drugs that confer analgesia and
unwanted side effects through both G protein and arrestin signaling pathways of μ-opioid …

Higher infectivity of the SARS‐CoV‐2 new variants is associated with K417N/T, E484K, and N501Y mutants: an insight from structural data

A Khan, T Zia, M Suleman, T Khan… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 new variants reported to be 70% more contagious than
the earlier one is now spreading fast worldwide. There is an instant need to discover how …

Insights into distinct signaling profiles of the µOR activated by diverse agonists

Q Qu, W Huang, D Aydin, JM Paggi, AB Seven… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Drugs targeting the μ-opioid receptor (μOR) are the most effective analgesics available but
are also associated with fatal respiratory depression through a pathway that remains …

ff19SB: amino-acid-specific protein backbone parameters trained against quantum mechanics energy surfaces in solution

C Tian, K Kasavajhala, KAA Belfon… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly popular in studying the
motions and functions of biomolecules. The accuracy of the simulation, however, is highly …

Lipid21: complex lipid membrane simulations with AMBER

CJ Dickson, RC Walker, IR Gould - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We extend the modular AMBER lipid force field to include anionic lipids, polyunsaturated
fatty acid (PUFA) lipids, and sphingomyelin, allowing the simulation of realistic cell …

Signaling snapshots of a serotonin receptor activated by the prototypical psychedelic LSD

C Cao, X Barros-Álvarez, S Zhang, K Kim, MA Dämgen… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) 5-HT2-family receptors represent essential
targets for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and all other psychedelic drugs. Although the …

Computational studies of drug repurposing and synergism of lopinavir, oseltamivir and ritonavir binding with SARS-CoV-2 protease against COVID-19

N Muralidharan, R Sakthivel… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A novel coronavirus, formally named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, and it is the …