Determination of ensemble-average pairwise root mean-square deviation from experimental B-factors

A Kuzmanic, B Zagrovic - Biophysical journal, 2010 - cell.com
Root mean-square deviation (RMSD) after roto-translational least-squares fitting is a
measure of global structural similarity of macromolecules used commonly. On the other …

X-ray refinement significantly underestimates the level of microscopic heterogeneity in biomolecular crystals

A Kuzmanic, NS Pannu, B Zagrovic - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Biomolecular X-ray structures typically provide a static, time-and ensemble-averaged view of
molecular ensembles in crystals. In the absence of rigid-body motions and lattice defects, B …

Protein thermal stability enhancement by designing salt bridges: a combined computational and experimental study

CW Lee, HJ Wang, JK Hwang, CP Tseng - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Protein thermal stability is an important factor considered in medical and industrial
applications. Many structural characteristics related to protein thermal stability have been …

Human SCARB2 transgenic mice as an infectious animal model for enterovirus 71

YW Lin, SL Yu, HY Shao, HY Lin, CC Liu, KN Hsiao… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus (CVA) are the most common causative factors for
hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and neurological disorders in children. Lack of a …

Human SCARB2-mediated entry and endocytosis of EV71

YW Lin, HY Lin, YL Tsou, E Chitra, KN Hsiao, HY Shao… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Enterovirus (EV) 71 infection is known to cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and
in severe cases, induces neurological disorders culminating in fatality. An outbreak of EV71 …

Heat shock protein 90: role in enterovirus 71 entry and assembly and potential target for therapy

YL Tsou, YW Lin, HW Chang, HY Lin, HY Shao… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Although several factors participating in enterovirus 71 (EV71) entry and replication had
been reported, the precise mechanisms associated with these events are far from clear. In …

On the relation between residue flexibility and local solvent accessibility in proteins

H Zhang, T Zhang, K Chen, S Shen… - Proteins: Structure …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the relationship between the flexibility, expressed with B‐factor, and the
relative solvent accessibility (RSA) in the context of local, with respect to the sequence …

Insight into improved thermostability of cold-adapted staphylococcal lipase by glycine to cysteine mutation

J Veno, RNZRA Rahman, M Masomian, MSM Ali… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Thermostability remains one of the most desirable traits in many lipases. Numerous studies
have revealed promising strategies to improve thermostability and random mutagenesis …

Evolutionary information hidden in a single protein structure

CH Shih, CM Chang, YS Lin, WC Lo… - Proteins: Structure …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The knowledge of conserved sequences in proteins is valuable in identifying functionally or
structurally important residues. Generating the conservation profile of a sequence requires …

Recombinant adeno-vaccine expressing enterovirus 71-like particles against hand, foot, and mouth disease

YL Tsou, YW Lin, HY Shao, SL Yu, SR Wu… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackieviruses (CV) are the major causative agents of hand,
foot and mouth disease (HFMD). There is not currently a vaccine available against HFMD …