[HTML][HTML] The Wako-Saitô-Muñoz-Eaton model for predicting protein folding and dynamics

K Ooka, R Liu, M Arai - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the recent advances in the prediction of protein structures by deep neutral networks,
the elucidation of protein-folding mechanisms remains challenging. A promising theory for …

The high‐energy transition state of the glutamate transporter homologue GltPh

GHM Huysmans, D Ciftci, X Wang, SC Blanchard… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Membrane transporters mediate cellular uptake of nutrients, signaling molecules, and drugs.
Their overall mechanisms are often well understood, but the structural features setting their …

Structure and energy based quantitative missense variant effect analysis provides insights into drug resistance mechanisms of anaplastic lymphoma kinase mutations

J Li, Y Huang, M Wu, C Wu, X Li, J Bao - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is considered as a validated molecular target in multiple
malignancies, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the effectiveness of …

Nonnative contact effects in protein folding

Q Shao, W Zhu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A comprehensive understanding of protein folding includes the knowledge of the formation
of individual secondary structures, tertiary structure, and the effects of non-native contacts on …

Effects of topology and sequence in protein folding linked via conformational fluctuations

D Trotter, S Wallin - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Experiments have compared the folding of proteins with different amino acid sequences but
the same basic structure, or fold. Results indicate that folding is robust to sequence …

The high-energy transition state of a membrane transporter

GHM Huysmans, D Ciftci, X Wang, SC Blanchard… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Membrane transporters mediate cellular uptake of nutrients, signaling molecules and drugs.
Their overall mechanisms are often well understood, but the structural features setting their …

Biophysical Studies of Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Alpha Subunits

B Leverson - 2018 - ecommons.luc.edu
Abstract Guanine nucleotide-binding (G?) proteins have been intensely studied over the
years due to their role as signal transduction proteins. Proper function depends on three …