Cholesterol and Lipid Rafts in the Biogenesis of Amyloid-β Protein and Alzheimer's Disease
GA Pantelopulos, CB Abraham… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Cholesterol has been conjectured to be a modulator of the amyloid cascade, the mechanism
that produces the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease …
that produces the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease …
Scaling protein–water interactions in the martini 3 coarse-grained force field to simulate transmembrane helix dimers in different lipid environments
A Claveras Cabezudo, C Athanasiou… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Martini 3, the latest version of the widely used Martini force field for coarse-grained
molecular dynamics simulations, is a promising tool to investigate proteins in phospholipid …
molecular dynamics simulations, is a promising tool to investigate proteins in phospholipid …
A Rigorous Framework for Calculating Protein–Protein Binding Affinities in Membranes
Calculating the binding free energy of integral transmembrane (TM) proteins is crucial for
understanding the mechanisms by which they recognize one another and reversibly …
understanding the mechanisms by which they recognize one another and reversibly …
Machine Learning Derived Collective Variables for the Study of Protein Homodimerization in Membrane
A Majumder, JE Straub - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The accurate calculation of equilibrium constants for protein–protein association is of
fundamental importance to quantitative biology and remains an outstanding challenge for …
fundamental importance to quantitative biology and remains an outstanding challenge for …
The role of structural heterogeneity in the homodimerization of transmembrane proteins
A Majumder, JE Straub - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The equilibrium association of transmembrane proteins plays a fundamental role in
membrane protein function and cellular signaling. While the study of the equilibrium binding …
membrane protein function and cellular signaling. While the study of the equilibrium binding …
Transmembrane dimers of type 1 receptors sample alternate configurations: MD simulations using coarse grain Martini 3 versus AlphaFold2 Multimer
Structures and dynamics of transmembrane (TM) receptor regions are key to understanding
their signaling mechanism across membranes. Here we examine configurations of TM …
their signaling mechanism across membranes. Here we examine configurations of TM …
Free-energy landscapes of transmembrane homodimers by bias-exchange adaptively biased molecular dynamics
Membrane proteins play essential roles in various biological functions within the cell. One of
the most common functional regulations involves the dimerization of two single-pass …
the most common functional regulations involves the dimerization of two single-pass …
Characterization of the structural and molecular interactions of Ferulic acid ethyl ester with human serum albumin and Lysozyme through multi-methods
W Tong, S Wang, G Chen, D Li, Y Wang, L Zhao… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ferulic acid ethyl ester (FAEE) is an essential raw material for the formulation of drugs for
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and leukopenia. It is also used as a fixed …
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and leukopenia. It is also used as a fixed …
Simulation of neurotrophin receptor transmembrane helix interactions reveals active states and distinct signaling mechanisms
C Athanasiou, A Claveras Cabezudo, A Tsengenes… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Neurotrophin (NT) receptor signaling regulates neuronal survival, axonal and dendritic
network maintenance, differentiation, and synaptic plasticity. Signaling is initiated by NT …
network maintenance, differentiation, and synaptic plasticity. Signaling is initiated by NT …
[HTML][HTML] Transmembrane region dimer structures of Type 1 receptors readily sample alternate configurations: MD simulations using the Martini 3 coarse grained model …
Determination of the structure and dynamics of transmembrane (TM) regions of single-
transmembrane receptors is key to understanding their mechanism of signal transduction …
transmembrane receptors is key to understanding their mechanism of signal transduction …