Markov state models: From an art to a science

BE Husic, VS Pande - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Markov state models (MSMs) are a powerful framework for analyzing dynamical systems,
such as molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, that have gained widespread use over the …

Crossroads of antibiotic resistance and biosynthesis

TA Wencewicz - Journal of molecular biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The biosynthesis of antibiotics and self-protection mechanisms employed by antibiotic
producers are an integral part of the growing antibiotic resistance threat. The origins of …

[HTML][HTML] The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein is dynamic, disordered, and phase separates with RNA

J Cubuk, JJ Alston, JJ Incicco, S Singh… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein is an abundant RNA-binding protein
critical for viral genome packaging, yet the molecular details that underlie this process are …

SARS-CoV-2 simulations go exascale to capture spike opening and reveal cryptic pockets across the proteome

MI Zimmerman, G Bowman - Biophysical Journal, 2021 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten global health and
socioeconomic stability. Experiments have revealed snapshots of many viral components …

Discovery of novel gain-of-function mutations guided by structure-based deep learning

R Shroff, AW Cole, DJ Diaz, BR Morrow… - ACS synthetic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the promise of deep learning accelerated protein engineering, examples of such
improved proteins are scarce. Here we report that a 3D convolutional neural network trained …

Folding@ home: Achievements from over 20 years of citizen science herald the exascale era

VA Voelz, VS Pande, GR Bowman - Biophysical journal, 2023 - cell.com
Simulations of biomolecules have enormous potential to inform our understanding of biology
but require extremely demanding calculations. For over 20 years, the Folding@ home …

Deep learning the structural determinants of protein biochemical properties by comparing structural ensembles with DiffNets

MD Ward, MI Zimmerman, A Meller, M Chung… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Understanding the structural determinants of a protein's biochemical properties, such as
activity and stability, is a major challenge in biology and medicine. Comparing computer …

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp16 activation mechanism and a cryptic pocket with pan-coronavirus antiviral potential

N Vithani, MD Ward, MI Zimmerman, B Novak… - Biophysical …, 2021 - cell.com
Coronaviruses have caused multiple epidemics in the past two decades, in addition to the
current COVID-19 pandemic that is severely damaging global health and the economy …

The interplay of electrostatics and chemical positioning in the evolution of antibiotic resistance in TEM β-lactamases

SH Schneider, J Kozuch, SG Boxer - ACS central science, 2021 - ACS Publications
The interplay of enzyme active site electrostatics and chemical positioning is important for
understanding the origin (s) of enzyme catalysis and the design of novel catalysts. We …

Structure–function correlates of fibrinogen binding by Acinetobacter adhesins critical in catheter-associated urinary tract infections

KO Tamadonfar, G Di Venanzio… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections are an urgent clinical problem and
can cause difficult-to-treat nosocomial infections. During such infections, like catheter …