Allosteric mechanisms of molecular machines at the membrane: transport by sodium-coupled symporters
Solute transport across cell membranes is ubiquitous in biology as an essential
physiological process. Secondary active transporters couple the unfavorable process of …
physiological process. Secondary active transporters couple the unfavorable process of …
Spontaneous Inward Opening of the Dopamine Transporter Is Triggered by PIP2-Regulated Dynamics of the N-Terminus
We present the dynamic mechanism of concerted motions in a full-length molecular model of
the human dopamine transporter (hDAT), a member of the neurotransmitter/sodium …
the human dopamine transporter (hDAT), a member of the neurotransmitter/sodium …
Computational approaches to detect allosteric pathways in transmembrane molecular machines
Many of the functions of transmembrane proteins involved in signal processing and
transduction across the cell membrane are determined by allosteric couplings that …
transduction across the cell membrane are determined by allosteric couplings that …
Allosterically coupled conformational dynamics in solution prepare the sterol transfer protein StarD4 to release its cargo upon interaction with target membranes
Complex mechanisms regulate the cellular distribution of cholesterol, a critical component of
eukaryote membranes involved in regulation of membrane protein functions directly and …
eukaryote membranes involved in regulation of membrane protein functions directly and …
The allosteric mechanism of substrate-specific transport in SLC6 is mediated by a volumetric sensor
Neurotransmitter: sodium symporters (NSSs) in the SLC6 family terminate
neurotransmission by coupling the thermodynamically favorable transport of ions to the …
neurotransmission by coupling the thermodynamically favorable transport of ions to the …
AIM for allostery: using the Ising model to understand information processing and transmission in allosteric biomolecular systems
In performing their biological functions, molecular machines must process and transmit
information with high fidelity. Information transmission requires dynamic coupling between …
information with high fidelity. Information transmission requires dynamic coupling between …
Synergy and anti‐cooperativity in allostery: Molecular dynamics study of WT and oncogenic KRAS‐RGL1
This study focuses on investigating the effects of an oncogenic mutation (G12V) on the
stability and interactions within the KRAS‐RGL1 protein complex. The KRAS‐RGL1 complex …
stability and interactions within the KRAS‐RGL1 protein complex. The KRAS‐RGL1 complex …
Dual-reporter system for real-time monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 main protease activity in live cells enables identification of an allosteric inhibition path
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is an ongoing threat to global health, and the continuing
emergence of contagious variants highlights the urgent need for additional antiviral therapy …
emergence of contagious variants highlights the urgent need for additional antiviral therapy …
Allosteric effects of the proton donor on the microbial proton pump proteorhodopsin
Proteorhodopsin (PR) is a microbial proton pump that is ubiquitous in marine environments
and may play an important role in the oceanic carbon cycle. Photoisomerization of the retinal …
and may play an important role in the oceanic carbon cycle. Photoisomerization of the retinal …