Cathepsin K is a type of cysteine proteinase that is primarily expressed in osteoclasts and has a key role in the breakdown of bone matrix protein during bone resorption. Many studies suggest that the deficiency of cathepsin K is concomitant with a s...
Free Fatty Acid Receptor 4 (FFAR4), a G-protein-coupled receptor, is responsible for triggering intracellular signaling pathways that regulate various physiological processes. FFAR4 agonists are associated with enhancing insulin release and mitigatin...
Hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) are significant causes of chronic liver diseases, with approximately 350 million infections globally. To accelerate the finding of effective treatment options, we introduce HBCVTr, a novel ligand-based drug des...
Protein stability is a critical aspect of molecular biology and biochemistry, hinges on an intricate balance of thermodynamic and structural factors. Determining protein stability is crucial for understanding and manipulating biological machineries, ...
Bromodomain 4 and 9 (BRD4 and BRD9) have been regarded as important targets of drug designs in regard to the treatment of multiple diseases. In our current study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, deep learning (DL) and binding free energy calcula...
Current opinion in structural biology
Apr 16, 2024
Molecular simulations are an essential asset in the first steps of drug design campaigns. However, the requirement of high-throughput limits applications mainly to qualitative approaches with low computational cost, but also low accuracy. Unlocking t...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Apr 16, 2024
Adsorption free energies of 32 small biomolecules (amino acids side chains, fragments of lipids, and sugar molecules) on 33 different nanomaterials, computed by the molecular dynamics - metadynamics methodology, have been analyzed using statistical m...
Glycosylation is a valuable tool for modulating protein solubility; however, the lack of reliable research strategies has impeded efficient progress in understanding and applying this modification. This study aimed to bridge this gap by investigating...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Apr 8, 2024
Understanding the energetic landscapes of large molecules is necessary for the study of chemical and biological systems. Recently, deep learning has greatly accelerated the development of models based on quantum chemistry, making it possible to build...
Identifying optimal reaction coordinates for complex conformational changes and protein folding remains an outstanding challenge. This study combines collective variable (CV) discovery based on chemical intuition and machine learning with enhanced sa...
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