Advances in L-type calcium channel structures, functions and molecular modeling

L Xu, L Sun, L Xie, S Mou, D Zhang… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
L-type Calcium Channels (LTCCs), also termed as Cav1, belong to voltage-gated calcium
channels (VGCCs/Cavs), which play a critical role in a wide spectrum of physiological …

Molecular dynamics and in silico mutagenesis on the reversible inhibitor-bound SARS-CoV-2 main protease complexes reveal the role of lateral pocket in enhancing …

YL Weng, SR Naik, N Dingelstad, MR Lugo… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 remains a serious health
threat to humans and there is an urgent need to develop therapeutics against this deadly …

Structural insights into SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease conformational plasticity

B Dehury, S Mishra, S Pati - Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The spread of different severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)
variants underscores the need for insights into the structural properties of its structural and …

Molecular investigation of contact line movement in electrowetted nanodroplets

D Chakraborty, S Pathak, M Chakraborty - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of an electrowetted nanodroplet is performed to
understand the fundamental origin of the involved parameters resulted from the molecular …

Inhibition of N-type calcium ion channels by tricyclic antidepressants–experimental and theoretical justification for their use for neuropathic pain

FC Cardoso, M Schmit, MJ Kuiper, RJ Lewis… - RSC Medicinal …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A number of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are commonly prescribed off-label for the
treatment of neuropathic pain. The blockade of neuronal calcium ion channels is often …

Radiofrequency fields and calcium movements into and out of cells

A Wood, K Karipidis - Radiation Research, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
The recent rollout of 5G telecommunications systems has spawned a renewed call to re-
examine the possibility of so-called “non-thermal” harmful effects of radiofrequency (RF) …

Decisive structural elements in water and ion permeation through mechanosensitive channels of large conductance: insights from molecular dynamics simulation

VF Naeini, M Baniassadi, M Foroutan, Y Rémond… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, a series of equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations (EMD), steered
molecular dynamics (SMD), and computational electrophysiology methods are carried out to …

Exploring the potentials of phytochemicals for targeting Coronavirus

S Khanna, A Ganesan… - The Natural Products …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Since the initial outbreak in December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to more than 3 million …

Deciphering Ca2+ Permeation and Valence Selectivity in Cav1: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal the Three-Ion Knock-on Mechanism

L Xue, N Yan, C Song - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Voltage-gated calcium (Cav) channels are pivotal in cellular signaling due to their selective
calcium ion permeation upon membrane depolarization. While previous studies have …

Effects of selective calcium channel blockers on ions' permeation through the human Cav1. 2 ion channel: A computational study

FES Mosa, C Suryanarayanan, T Feng… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Selective calcium channel antagonists are widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular
disorders. They are mainly classified into 1, 4-dihydropyridine (1, 4-DHPs) and non-DHPs …