Biological soft matter: intrinsically disordered proteins in liquid–liquid phase separation and biomolecular condensates

AV Fonin, IA Antifeeva, IM Kuznetsova… - Essays in …, 2022‏ - portlandpress.com
The facts that many proteins with crucial biological functions do not have unique structures
and that many biological processes are compartmentalized into the liquid-like biomolecular …

[HTML][HTML] Protein structure-based in-silico approaches to drug discovery: Guide to COVID-19 therapeutics

Y Gupta, OV Savytskyi, M Coban, A Venugopal… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
With more than 5 million fatalities and close to 300 million reported cases, COVID-19 is the
first documented pandemic due to a coronavirus that continues to be a major health …

COV2Var, a function annotation database of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variation

Y Feng, J Yi, L Yang, Y Wang, J Wen… - Nucleic acids …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in the loss
of millions of lives and severe global economic consequences. Every time SARS-CoV-2 …

An integrated understanding of the evolutionary and structural features of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (RBD)

D Sanyal, S Banerjee, A Bej, VR Chowdhury… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Conventional drug development strategies typically use pocket in protein structures as drug-
target sites. They overlook the plausible effects of protein evolvability and resistant mutations …

Understanding the SARS-CoV-2–human liver interactome using a comprehensive analysis of the individual virus–host interactions

G Colonna - Livers, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Many metabolic processes at the molecular level support both viral attack strategies and
human defenses during COVID-19. This knowledge is of vital importance in the design of …

Mesophiles vs. Thermophiles: Untangling the Hot Mess of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Growth Temperature of Bacteria

A Kruglikov, X **a - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The dynamic structures and varying functions of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) have
made them fascinating subjects in molecular biology. Investigating IDP abundance in …

SARS-CoV-2 NSP2 as a Potential Delivery Vehicle for Proteins

N Zheng, S Liu, J Chen, Y Xu, W Cao, J Lin… - Molecular …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The development of biomolecule delivery systems is essential for the treatment of various
diseases such as cancer, immunological diseases, and metabolic disorders. For the first …

Investigation of protein-protein interactions and hotspot region on the NSP7-NSP8 binding site in NSP12 of SARS-CoV-2

JX Lima Neto, KS Bezerra, ED Barbosa… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) complex, essential in viral
transcription and replication, is a key target for antiviral therapeutics. The core unit of RdRp …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis c virus infection and intrinsic disorder in the signaling pathways induced by toll-like receptors

EM Redwan, AA Aljadawi, VN Uversky - Biology, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human hepatitis C virus causes contagious liver disease hepatitis C,
which is broadly spread around the globe. Infection with this virus causes an inflammation of …