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View article: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of New Inhibitors of DNA G4 Unfolding by DHX36 helicase
Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of New Inhibitors of DNA G4 Unfolding by DHX36 helicase Open
The quadruplex DNA structures formed by the guanine-rich sequences (G4) present in promoter regions of oncogenes, like c-MYC, are emerging as selective anticancer drug targets, with two molecules in phase I clinical trials. G4s are dynamic…
View article: Exploiting the 5‐Amino‐11H‐Indolo[3,2‐c]isoquinoline Core to Achieve Better G‐Quadruplex Ligands for Cancer Therapy
Exploiting the 5‐Amino‐11H‐Indolo[3,2‐c]isoquinoline Core to Achieve Better G‐Quadruplex Ligands for Cancer Therapy Open
G‐quadruplexes (G4) are secondary structures that can form within guanine‐rich DNA sequences and have cell proliferation regulatory functions. Targeting DNA G4 structures has emerged as a promising anticancer therapy, highlighting the need…
View article: Decoding the secrets: how conformational and structural regulators inhibit the human 20S proteasome
Decoding the secrets: how conformational and structural regulators inhibit the human 20S proteasome Open
Acquired resistance to drugs that modulate specific protein functions, such as the human proteasome, presents a significant challenge in targeted therapies. This underscores the importance of devising new methodologies to predict drug bind…
View article: Rescue of Rare CFTR Trafficking Mutants Highlights a Structural Location-Dependent Pattern for Correction
Rescue of Rare CFTR Trafficking Mutants Highlights a Structural Location-Dependent Pattern for Correction Open
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) channel. Currently, more than 2100 variants have been identified in the gene, with a large nu…
View article: New (Iso)Quinolinyl-Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide G-Quadruplex Ligands. A Structure-Activity Relationship Study
New (Iso)Quinolinyl-Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide G-Quadruplex Ligands. A Structure-Activity Relationship Study Open
Quadruplex-interactive small molecules have a wide potential application, not only as drugs but also as sensors of quadruplexes structures. The purpose of this work is the synthesis of analogues of the bis-methylquinolinium-pyridine-2,6-di…
View article: Improving the druggability of Aquaporin-1 for future drug discovery campaigns
Improving the druggability of Aquaporin-1 for future drug discovery campaigns Open
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of 13 small integral membrane proteins, whose primary function is to facilitate the passive transport of water across the plasma membrane of the cell, in response to osmotic gradients created by the active tr…
View article: The impact of using single atomistic long range cutoff schemes with the GROMOS 54A7 force field
The impact of using single atomistic long range cutoff schemes with the GROMOS 54A7 force field Open
With\nthe recent increase in computing power, the molecular modeling\ncommunity is now more focused on improving the accuracy and overall\nquality of biomolecular simulations. For the available simulation\npackages, force fields, and all o…
View article: <span>Computational campaign to discover novel human 20S proteasome inhibitors</span>
<span>Computational campaign to discover novel human 20S proteasome inhibitors</span> Open
The Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway (UPP) plays a pivotal role in intracellular protein degradation and turnover in eukaryotic cells. [1] Therefore, modulation of the UPP emerged as a rational therapeutic approach in cancer, neurodegenerative…
View article: Characterization of the membrane permeability of different proteasome inhibitors using molecular dynamics methods
Characterization of the membrane permeability of different proteasome inhibitors using molecular dynamics methods Open
Protein degradation is a key function developed by organisms to remove damaged and abnormal proteins, preventing their accumulation, and serving at the same time to regulate cellular processes by removing enzymes and regulatory proteins th…
View article: Mapping the conformational and structural regulators involved in the inhibition of the human 20S proteasome inhibitors
Mapping the conformational and structural regulators involved in the inhibition of the human 20S proteasome inhibitors Open
The Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway (UPP) plays a pivotal role in intracellular protein degradation and turnover in eukaryotic cells.1 Therefore, modulation of the UPP emerged as a rational therapeutic approach in cancer, neurodegenerative di…
View article: Fusing simulation and experiment: The effect of mutations on the structure and activity of the influenza fusion peptide
Fusing simulation and experiment: The effect of mutations on the structure and activity of the influenza fusion peptide Open
View article: Hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia caused by red cell glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency in two Portuguese patients: Clinical features and molecular study
Hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia caused by red cell glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency in two Portuguese patients: Clinical features and molecular study Open