The protein corona and its effects on nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems

H Li, Y Wang, Q Tang, D Yin, C Tang, E He, L Zou… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
In most cases, once nanoparticles (NPs) enter the blood, their surface is covered by
biological molecules, especially proteins, forming a so-called protein corona (PC). As a …

Amphiphilic nature of polyethylene glycols and their role in medical research

ZA Parray, MI Hassan, F Ahmad, A Islam - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound which is an excellent
candidate to study possible specific interactions of protein-polymer systems at the atomic …

Pre-molten, wet, and dry molten globules en route to the functional state of proteins

MN Gupta, VN Uversky - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Transitions between the unfolded and native states of the ordered globular proteins are
accompanied by the accumulation of several intermediates, such as pre-molten globules …

[HTML][HTML] Seaweed polysaccharides as macromolecular crowding agents

A De Pieri, S Rana, S Korntner, DI Zeugolis - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of mesenchymal stem cell-based tissue engineered implantable
devices requires prolonged in vitro culture for the development of a three-dimensional …

Interaction of polyethylene glycol with cytochrome c investigated via in vitro and in silico approaches

ZA Parray, F Ahmad, MF Alajmi, A Hussain… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
One of the significant proteins that have attracted research groups due to virtue of being a
potent selective anticancer drug target and property of triggering apoptosis upon release in …

Shape-dependent macromolecular crowding on the thermodynamics and microsecond conformational dynamics of protein unfolding revealed at the single-molecule …

N Das, P Sen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the main differences in the intercellular environment compared to the laboratory
condition is the presence of macromolecular crowders of various compositions, sizes, and …

Heparin accelerates the protein aggregation via the downhill polymerization mechanism: multi-spectroscopic studies to delineate the implications on proteinopathies

IA Ahanger, ZA Parray, K Nasreen, F Ahmad… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heparin is one of the members of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) family, which has been
associated with protein aggregation diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's …

Rationalizing the role of monosodium glutamate in the protein aggregation through biophysical approaches: Potential impact on neurodegeneration

IA Ahanger, S Bashir, ZA Parray, MF Alajmi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the world's most extensively used food additive and is
generally recognized as safe according to the FDA. However, it is well reported that MSG is …

Size-dependent macromolecular crowding effect on the thermodynamics of protein unfolding revealed at the single molecular level

N Das, P Sen - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
The real biological environment involves a high degree of complexity and the
macromolecular crowder is the best candidate to somewhat mimic this. In this contribution …

Size-Dependent Interplay of Volume Exclusion Versus Soft Interactions: Cytochrome c in Macromolecular Crowded Environment

ZA Parray, F Ahmad, AA Chaudhary… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Even though there are a great number of possible conformational states, how a protein
generated as a linear unfolded polypeptide efficiently folds into its physiologically active …