The impact of molecular dynamics on drug design: applications for the characterization of ligand–macromolecule complexes

J Mortier, C Rakers, M Bermudez, MS Murgueitio… - Drug discovery today, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Which molecular dynamics (MD) techniques are available for drug design?•How
is MD used to investigate ligand–macromolecule complexes?•How are MD studies applied …

[HTML][HTML] Namdinator–automatic molecular dynamics flexible fitting of structural models into cryo-EM and crystallography experimental maps

RT Kidmose, J Juhl, P Nissen, T Boesen, JL Karlsen… - IUCrJ, 2019 - scripts.iucr.org
Model building into experimental maps is a key element of structural biology, but can be
both time consuming and error prone for low-resolution maps. Here we present Namdinator …

Computational methodologies for real-space structural refinement of large macromolecular complexes

BC Goh, JA Hadden, RC Bernardi… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The rise of the computer as a powerful tool for model building and refinement has
revolutionized the field of structure determination for large biomolecular systems. Despite …

Structure of the human 26S proteasome at a resolution of 3.9 Å

A Schweitzer, A Aufderheide… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Protein degradation in eukaryotic cells is performed by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System
(UPS). The 26S proteasome holocomplex consists of a core particle (CP) that proteolytically …

QwikMD—integrative molecular dynamics toolkit for novices and experts

JV Ribeiro, RC Bernardi, T Rudack, JE Stone… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The proper functioning of biomolecules in living cells requires them to assume particular
structures and to undergo conformational changes. Both biomolecular structure and motion …

Structural insights into the functional cycle of the ATPase module of the 26S proteasome

M Wehmer, T Rudack, F Beck… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
In eukaryotic cells, the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) is responsible for the regulated
degradation of intracellular proteins. The 26S holocomplex comprises the core particle (CP) …

Molecular dynamics-based refinement and validation for sub-5 Å cryo-electron microscopy maps

A Singharoy, I Teo, R McGreevy, JE Stone, J Zhao… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Two structure determination methods, based on the molecular dynamics flexible fitting
(MDFF) paradigm, are presented that resolve sub-5 Å cryo-electron microscopy (EM) maps …

Cyclophilin A stabilizes the HIV-1 capsid through a novel non-canonical binding site

C Liu, JR Perilla, J Ning, M Lu, G Hou… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The host cell factor cyclophilin A (CypA) interacts directly with the HIV-1 capsid and
regulates viral infectivity. Although the crystal structure of CypA in complex with the N …

Structure of native HIV-1 cores and their interactions with IP6 and CypA

T Ni, Y Zhu, Z Yang, C Xu, Y Chaban, T Nesterova… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The viral capsid plays essential roles in HIV replication and is a major platform engaging
host factors. To overcome challenges in study native capsid structure, we used the …

Advances in the molecular dynamics flexible fitting method for cryo-EM modeling

R McGreevy, I Teo, A Singharoy, K Schulten - Methods, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Molecular Dynamics Flexible Fitting (MDFF) is an established technique for fitting
all-atom structures of molecules into corresponding cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) …