Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance

G Enkavi, M Javanainen, W Kulig, T Róg… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

An expandable, modular de novo protein platform for precision redox engineering

GH Hutchins, CEM Noble, HA Bunzel… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The electron-conducting circuitry of life represents an as-yet untapped resource of exquisite,
nanoscale biomolecular engineering. Here, we report the characterization and structure of a …

The impact of using single atomistic long-range cutoff schemes with the GROMOS 54A7 force field

TFD Silva, D Vila-Viçosa, PBPS Reis… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With the recent increase in computing power, the molecular modeling community is now
more focused on improving the accuracy and overall quality of biomolecular simulations. For …

Computational methods used to explore transport events in biological systems

T Pienko, J Trylska - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Transport of various molecules facilitated with membrane proteins is necessary for
maintaining homeostasis in living cells. In humans, dysfunction of these proteins leads to …

Identification of the initial steps in signal transduction in the α4β2 nicotinic receptor: insights from equilibrium and nonequilibrium simulations

ASF Oliveira, DK Shoemark, HR Campello… - Structure, 2019 - cell.com
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) modulate synaptic transmission in the nervous
system. These receptors have emerged as therapeutic targets in drug discovery for treating …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling between protonation and conformation in cytochrome c oxidase: Insights from constant-pH MD simulations

ASF Oliveira, SRR Campos, AM Baptista… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cytochrome c oxidases (CcOs) are the terminal enzymes of the respiratory chain in
mitochondria and most bacteria. These enzymes reduce dioxygen (O 2) to water and …

On atomistic models for molecular oxygen

M Javanainen, I Vattulainen… - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Molecular oxygen (O2) is key to all life on earth, as it is constantly cycled via photosynthesis
and cellular respiration. Substantial scientific effort has been devoted to understanding …

Bacterial denitrifying nitric oxide reductases and aerobic respiratory terminal oxidases use similar delivery pathways for their molecular substrates

P Mahinthichaichan, RB Gennis… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
The superfamily of heme‑copper oxidoreductases (HCOs) include both NO and O 2
reductases. Nitric oxide reductases (NORs) are bacterial membrane enzymes that catalyze …

Molecular dynamics simulation of diffusion and O2 dissolution in water using four water molecular models

L Fan, Y Wang, K Jiao - Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This work evaluates four popular 3-site water models, TIP3P, SPC/E, SPC, and F3C, in
predicting temperature-dependent O 2 diffusion and dissolution and self-diffusion in liquid …

Studying O2 pathways in [NiFe]- and [NiFeSe]-hydrogenases

TM Barbosa, CSA Baltazar, DR Cruz, D Lousa… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Hydrogenases are efficient biocatalysts for H2 production and oxidation with various
potential biotechnological applications.[NiFe]-class hydrogenases are highly active in both …