Parkinson's disease is characterized by a multifactorial nature that is linked to different pathways. Among them, the abnormal deposition and accumulation of α-synuclein fibrils is considered a neuropathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Sever...
International journal of molecular sciences
Jul 17, 2023
During the outbreak of COVID-19, many SARS-CoV-2 variants presented key amino acid mutations that influenced their binding abilities with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) and neutralizing antibodies. For the B.1.617 lineage, there had been fea...
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
Jul 14, 2023
De novo generation of molecules with the necessary features offers a promising opportunity for artificial intelligence, such as deep generative approaches. However, creating novel compounds having biological activities toward two distinct targets con...
In the last decade, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become an essential tool to investigate the molecular properties of membrane trafficking processes, often in conjunction with experimental approaches. The combination of MD simulations with...
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
Jun 20, 2023
Chronic disease patients (cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases) undergo long-term systemic drug treatment. Membrane transporters in ocular barriers could falsely recognize these drugs and allow their trafficking into the eye from systemic circu...
Machine learning force fields (MLFFs) are gradually evolving towards enabling molecular dynamics simulations of molecules and materials with ab initio accuracy but at a small fraction of the computational cost. However, several challenges remain to b...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Jun 12, 2023
Molecular dynamics simulation is an indispensable tool for understanding the collective behavior of atoms and molecules and the phases they form. Statistical mechanics provides accurate routes for predicting macroscopic properties as time-averages ov...
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
May 26, 2023
The rise of antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has reduced the availability of medications for tuberculosis therapy, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality globally. Tuberculosis spreads from the lungs to other parts of the...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
May 26, 2023
Cyclic peptides have emerged as a promising class of therapeutics. However, their design remains challenging, and many cyclic peptide drugs are simply natural products or their derivatives. Most cyclic peptides, including the current cyclic peptide ...
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
May 23, 2023
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak is a serious public health concern that requires international attention. P37 of MPXV plays a pivotal role in DNA replication and acts as one of the promising targets for antiviral drug design. In this study, we intent...