Improvements to the APBS biomolecular solvation software suite

E Jurrus, D Engel, K Star, K Monson, J Brandi… - Protein …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Adaptive Poisson–Boltzmann Solver (APBS) software was developed to solve
the equations of continuum electrostatics for large biomolecular assemblages that have …

MIBPB: a software package for electrostatic analysis

D Chen, Z Chen, C Chen, W Geng… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Poisson–Boltzmann equation (PBE) is an established model for the
electrostatic analysis of biomolecules. The development of advanced computational …

Differential geometry based solvation model I: Eulerian formulation

Z Chen, NA Baker, GW Wei - Journal of computational physics, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents a differential geometry based model for the analysis and computation of
the equilibrium property of solvation. Differential geometry theory of surfaces is utilized to …

[HTML][HTML] Structural answers and persistent questions about how nicotinic receptors work

GB Wells - Frontiers in bioscience: a journal and virtual library, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The electron diffraction structure of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) from Torpedo
marmorata and the X-ray crystallographic structure of acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP) …

Electrodiffusion: a continuum modeling framework for biomolecular systems with realistic spatiotemporal resolution

B Lu, YC Zhou, GA Huber, SD Bond, MJ Holst… - The Journal of …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
A computational framework is presented for the continuum modeling of cellular biomolecular
diffusion influenced by electrostatic driving forces. This framework is developed from a …

Differential geometry based solvation model II: Lagrangian formulation

Z Chen, NA Baker, GW Wei - Journal of mathematical biology, 2011 - Springer
Solvation is an elementary process in nature and is of paramount importance to more
sophisticated chemical, biological and biomolecular processes. The understanding of …

Characterization of a complete cycle of acetylcholinesterase catalysis by ab initio QM/MM modeling

AV Nemukhin, SV Lushchekina… - Journal of Molecular …, 2008 - Springer
The reaction mechanism of acetylcholine hydrolysis by acetylcholinesterase, including both
acylation and deacylation stages from the enzyme-substrate (ES) to the enzyme-product …

High-fidelity geometric modeling for biomedical applications

Z Yu, MJ Holst, JA McCammon - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2008 - Elsevier
We describe a combination of algorithms for high-fidelity geometric modeling and mesh
generation. Although our methods and implementations are application-neutral, our primary …

Co-localization and confinement of ecto-nucleotidases modulate extracellular adenosine nucleotide distributions

H Rahmaninejad, T Pace, S Bhatt, B Sun… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Nucleotides comprise small molecules that perform critical signaling roles in biological
systems. Adenosine-based nucleotides, including adenosine tri-, di-, and mono-phosphate …

Can acetylcholinesterase serve as a target for developing more selective insecticides?

GJ Lang, K Yan Zhu, CX Zhang - Current drug targets, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1. 1.7) is a primary target of many insecticides including
organophosphates (OP) and carbamates (CB). Because AChE is expressed in all …