AIMC Topic: Membrane Proteins

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Mechanistic Disruption of the TREM2-DAP12 Transmembrane Complex by Alzheimer's Disease Mutations: A Multiscale Simulation Study.

Journal of chemical information and modeling
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell 2 (TREM2) is an immunomodulatory receptor that plays a critical role in microglial activation through its association with the adaptor protein DNAX-activation protein 12 (DAP12). Variants in TREM2 have be...

nERdy: network analysis of endoplasmic reticulum dynamics.

Communications biology
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) comprises smooth tubules, ribosome-studded sheets, and peripheral sheets that can present as tubular matrices. ER shaping proteins determine ER morphology, however, understanding their role in tubular matrix formation r...

Insights into ionic liquid-enhanced membrane protein stability through machine learning and molecular simulations.

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Protein stability plays a critical role in structural elucidation, enzyme activity, and the storage of protein drugs, where ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as promising protein stabilizers due to their exceptional biocompatibility and superior solub...

Integrative transcriptomic and genomic insights into diabetic kidney disease: evidence from multi-omics analysis and experimental validation.

Renal failure
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains a critical challenge in diabetes management, necessitating a deep understanding of its molecular underpinnings for better diagnosis and treatment strategies. This study was conducted to identify and validate nove...

MEMO-Stab2: Multi-View Sequence-Based Deep Learning Framework for Predicting Mutation-Induced Stability Changes in Transmembrane Proteins.

Journal of chemical information and modeling
Accurately predicting the impact of point mutations on protein thermodynamic stability is essential for understanding structure-function relationships and guiding protein design. This challenge is particularly acute for transmembrane proteins (TMPs),...

Integrative analysis identifies FERMT3 as a key regulator of metabolic reprogramming in keloid scarring and metabolic syndrome.

Functional & integrative genomics
 Keloid scarring and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) are distinct conditions marked by chronic inflammation and tissue dysregulation, suggesting shared pathogenic mechanisms. Identifying common regulatory genes could unveil novel therapeutic targets. Methods...

The EMC acts as a chaperone for membrane proteins.

Nature communications
Structure formation of membrane proteins is error-prone and thus requires chaperones that oversee this essential process in cell biology. The ER membrane protein complex (EMC) is well-defined as a transmembrane domain (TMD) insertase. In this study, ...

Prediction of pathogenic mutations in human transmembrane proteins and their associated diseases via utilizing pre-trained Bio-LLMs.

Communications biology
Missense mutations can disrupt the structure and function of membrane proteins, potentially impairing key biological processes and leading to various human diseases. However, existing computational methods primarily focus on binary pathogenicity clas...

Consensus structure prediction of A. thaliana's MCTP4 structure using prediction tools and coarse grained simulations of transmembrane domain dynamics.

PloS one
Multiple C2 Domains and Transmembrane region Proteins (MCTPs) in plants have been identified as important functional and structural components of plasmodesmata cytoplasmic bridges, which are vital for cell-cell communication. MCTPs are endoplasmic re...

Evaluation of Small-Molecule Binding Site Prediction Methods on Membrane-Embedded Protein Interfaces.

Journal of chemical information and modeling
Increasing structural and biophysical evidence suggests that many drug molecules bind to the protein-membrane interface region in membrane protein structures. An important starting point for drug discovery is the determination of a ligand's binding s...