Enhanced sampling methods for molecular dynamics simulations

J Hénin, T Lelièvre, MR Shirts, O Valsson… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Enhanced sampling algorithms have emerged as powerful methods to extend the utility of
molecular dynamics simulations and allow the sampling of larger portions of the …

Protein design: From the aspect of water solubility and stability

R Qing, S Hao, E Smorodina, D **, A Zalevsky… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Water solubility and structural stability are key merits for proteins defined by the primary
sequence and 3D-conformation. Their manipulation represents important aspects of the …

[HTML][HTML] Affinity maturation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies confers potency, breadth, and resilience to viral escape mutations

F Muecksch, Y Weisblum, CO Barnes, F Schmidt… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Antibodies elicited by infection accumulate somatic mutations in germinal centers that can
increase affinity for cognate antigens. We analyzed 6 independent groups of clonally related …

Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

Molecular orientation-dependent energetic shifts in solution-processed non-fullerene acceptors and their impact on organic photovoltaic performance

Y Fu, TH Lee, YC Chin, RA Pacalaj, C Labanti… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) employed in state-of-art organic photovoltaics (OPVs)
often exhibit strong quadrupole moments which can strongly impact on material energetics …

Using metadynamics to explore complex free-energy landscapes

G Bussi, A Laio - Nature Reviews Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Metadynamics is an atomistic simulation technique that allows, within the same framework,
acceleration of rare events and estimation of the free energy of complex molecular systems …

Structure based pharmacophore modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking and ADMET approaches for identification of natural anti-cancer agents targeting XIAP …

FADM Opo, MM Rahman, F Ahammad, I Ahmed… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is a member of inhibitor of apoptosis protein
(IAP) family responsible for neutralizing the caspases-3, caspases-7, and caspases-9 …

Molecular dynamics simulation for all

SA Hollingsworth, RO Dror - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The impact of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in molecular biology and drug discovery
has expanded dramatically in recent years. These simulations capture the behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] A suite of tutorials for the WESTPA rare-events sampling software [Article v1. 0]

AT Bogetti, B Mostofian, A Dickson… - Living journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The weighted ensemble (WE) strategy has been demonstrated to be highly efficient in
generating pathways and rate constants for rare events such as protein folding and protein …

Dual synergistic inhibition of COX and LOX by potential chemicals from Indian daily spices investigated through detailed computational studies

M Rudrapal, WA Eltayeb, G Rakshit, AA El-Arabey… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclooxygenase (COX) and Lipoxygenase (LOX) are essential enzymes for
arachidonic acid (AA) to eicosanoids conversion. These AA-derived eicosanoids are …