Publications by year
2024
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MinActionPath2: path generation between different conformations of large macromolecular assemblies by action minimizationNucleic Acids Res. 2024 Jul 5;52(W1):W256-W263. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae421 PubMeb: 38783081 PubMed Central: PMC11223808
2023
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Analyzing the Geometry and Dynamics of Viral Structures: A Review of Computational Approaches Based on Alpha Shape Theory, Normal Mode Analysis, and Poisson-Boltzmann TheoriesViruses. 2023 Jun 13;15(6):1366. DOI: 10.3390/v15061366 PubMeb: 37376665 PubMed Central: PMC10300701
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Reclassification of family A DNA polymerases reveals novel functional subfamilies and distinctive structural featuresNucleic Acids Res. 2023 May 22;51(9):4488-4507. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad242 PubMeb: 37070157 PubMed Central: PMC10201439
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DNA-binding mechanism and evolution of replication protein ANat Commun. 2023 Apr 22;14(1):2326. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38048-w PubMeb: 37087464 PubMed Central: PMC10122647
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Computing the Gromov-Wasserstein Distance between Two Surface Meshes Using Optimal TransportAlgorithms. 2023 Feb 28;16(3):131. DOI: 10.3390/a16030131
2021
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Characterization of a triad of genes in cyanophage S-2L sufficient to replace adenine by 2-aminoadenine in bacterial DNANat Commun. 2021 Aug 5;12(1):4710. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25064-x PubMeb: 34354070 PubMed Central: PMC8342488
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Parameterizing elastic network models to capture the dynamics of proteinsJ Comput Chem. 2021 Jun 11;(1):10.1002/jcc.26701. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26701 PubMeb: 34117647
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Fast and efficient purification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase complex expressed in Escherichia coliPLoS One. 2021 Apr 29;16(4):e0250610. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250610 PubMeb: 33914787 PubMed Central: PMC8084133
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How cyanophage S-2L rejects adenine and incorporates 2-aminoadenine to saturate hydrogen bonding in its DNANat Commun. 2021 Apr 23;12(1):2420. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22626-x PubMeb: 33893297 PubMed Central: PMC8065100
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Physics approach to the variable-mass optimal-transport problemPhys Rev E. 2021 Jan;103(1-1):012113. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.103.012113 PubMeb: 33601576
2020
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Structural Studies of HNA Substrate Specificity in Mutants of an Archaeal DNA Polymerase Obtained by Directed EvolutionBiomolecules. 2020 Dec 8;10(12):1647. DOI: 10.3390/biom10121647 PubMeb: 33302546 PubMed Central: PMC7763228
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Structural basis for allosteric transitions of a multidomain pentameric ligand-gated ion channelProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jun 16;117(24):13437-13446. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922701117 PubMeb: 32482881 PubMed Central: PMC7306758
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Structural evidence for the binding of monocarboxylates and dicarboxylates at pharmacologically relevant extracellular sites of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channelActa Crystallogr D Struct Biol. 2020 Jul 1;76(Pt 7):668-675. DOI: 10.1107/S205979832000772X PubMeb: 32627739 PubMed Central: PMC7336382
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Structural basis for the increased processivity of D-family DNA polymerases in complex with PCNANat Commun. 2020 Mar 27;11(1):1591. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15392-9 PubMeb: 32221299 PubMed Central: PMC7101311
2019
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Statistical Physics Approach to the Optimal Transport ProblemPhys Rev Lett. 2019 Jul 26;123(4):040603. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.040603 PubMeb: 31491256
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Optimal transport at finite temperaturePhys Rev E. 2019 Jul;100(1-1):013310. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.013310 PubMeb: 31499816
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Structural evidence for an in trans base selection mechanism involving Loop1 in polymerase μ at an NHEJ double-strand break junctionJ Biol Chem. 2019 Jul 5;294(27):10579-10595. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.008739 PubMeb: 31138645 PubMed Central: PMC6615693 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 735848655
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Structure of the DP1-DP2 PolD complex bound with DNA and its implications for the evolutionary history of DNA and RNA polymerasesPLoS Biol. 2019 Jan 18;17(1):e3000122. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000122 PubMeb: 30657780 PubMed Central: PMC6355029
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An updated structural classification of replicative DNA polymerasesBiochem Soc Trans. 2019 Feb 28;47(1):239-249. DOI: 10.1042/BST20180579 PubMeb: 30647142
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Coarse-grained dynamics of supramolecules: Conformational changes in outer shells of Dengue virusesProg Biophys Mol Biol. 2019 May;143(1):20-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.09.004 PubMeb: 30273615
2018
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Numerical Encodings of Amino Acids in Multivariate Gaussian Modeling of Protein Multiple Sequence AlignmentsMolecules. 2018 Dec 28;24(1):104. DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010104 PubMeb: 30597916 PubMed Central: PMC6337344
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Combined approaches from physics, statistics, and computer science for ab initio protein structure prediction: ex unitate vires (unity is strength)?F1000Res. 2018 Jul 24;7(1):F1000 Faculty Rev-1125. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14870.1 PubMeb: 30079234 PubMed Central: PMC6058471
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Electrostatics, proton sensor, and networks governing the gating transition in GLIC, a proton-gated pentameric ion channelProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Dec 26;115(52):E12172-E12181. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813378116 PubMeb: 30541892 PubMed Central: PMC6310827
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Crystal structures of a pentameric ion channel gated by alkaline pH show a widely open pore and identify a cavity for modulationProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Apr 24;115(17):E3959-E3968. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717700115 PubMeb: 29632192 PubMed Central: PMC5924894
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Structural Basis for a Bimodal Allosteric Mechanism of General Anesthetic Modulation in Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion ChannelsCell Rep. 2018 Apr 24;23(4):993-1004. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.108 PubMeb: 29694907 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 733109264
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Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase: the story of an untemplated DNA polymerase capable of DNA bridging and templated synthesis across strandsCurr Opin Struct Biol. 2018 Dec;53(1):22-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2018.03.019 PubMeb: 29656238 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 733048842
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Enzymatic synthesis of random sequences of RNA and RNA analogues by DNA polymerase theta mutants for the generation of aptamer librariesNucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jul 6;46(12):6271-6284. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky413 PubMeb: 29788485 PubMed Central: PMC6158600
2017
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Ab initio sampling of transition paths by conditioned Langevin dynamicsJ Chem Phys. 2017 Oct 21;147(15):152703. DOI: 10.1063/1.4985651 PubMeb: 29055326
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The Renormalization Group and Its Applications to Generating Coarse-Grained Models of Large Biological Molecular SystemsJ Chem Theory Comput. 2017 Mar 14;13(3):1424-1438. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b01136 PubMeb: 28170254
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String method solution of the gating pathways for a pentameric ligand-gated ion channelProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 23;114(21):E4158-E4167. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1617567114 PubMeb: 28487483 PubMed Central: PMC5448215 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 727600609
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Barbiturates Bind in the GLIC Ion Channel Pore and Cause Inhibition by Stabilizing a Closed StateJ Biol Chem. 2017 Feb 3;292(5):1550-1558. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.766964 PubMeb: 27986812 PubMed Central: PMC5290934
2016
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Comparative Normal Mode Analysis of the Dynamics of DENV and ZIKV CapsidsFront Mol Biosci. 2016 Dec 27;3(1):85. DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2016.00085 PubMeb: 28083537 PubMed Central: PMC5187361
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Shared active site architecture between archaeal PolD and multi-subunit RNA polymerases revealed by X-ray crystallographyNat Commun. 2016;7(1):12227. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12227 PubMeb: 27548043 PubMed Central: PMC4996933 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 726663708
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Structural Basis for a New Templated Activity by Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase: Implications for V(D)J RecombinationStructure. 2016 Sep 6;24(9):1452-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.06.014 PubMeb: 27499438 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 726620136
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Structural Basis for Xenon Inhibition in a Cationic Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion ChannelPLoS One. 2016 Feb 24;11(2):e0149795. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149795 PubMeb: 26910105 PubMed Central: PMC4765991
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Sites of Anesthetic Inhibitory Action on a Cationic Ligand-Gated Ion ChannelStructure. 2016 Apr 5;24(4):595-605. DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.02.014 PubMeb: 27021161
2015
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Structural basis for a novel mechanism of DNA bridging and alignment in eukaryotic DSB DNA repairEMBO J. 2015 Apr 15;34(8):1126-42. DOI: 10.15252/embj.201489643 PubMeb: 25762590 PubMed Central: PMC4406656
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Allosteric and hyperekplexic mutant phenotypes investigated on an α1 glycine receptor transmembrane structureProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 3;112(9):2865-70. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417864112 PubMeb: 25730860 PubMed Central: PMC4352774
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Genuine open form of the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel GLICActa Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Mar;71(Pt 3):454-60. DOI: 10.1107/S1399004714026698 PubMeb: 25760595 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 725386230
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Crystallographic studies of pharmacological sites in pentameric ligand-gated ion channelsBiochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Mar;1850(3):511-23. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.05.007 PubMeb: 24836522
2014
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Crystal structures of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel provide a mechanism for activationProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jan 21;111(3):966-71. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1314997111 PubMeb: 24367074 PubMed Central: PMC3903189 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 718216322
2013
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Structural basis for ion permeation mechanism in pentameric ligand-gated ion channelsEMBO J. 2013 Mar 6;32(5):728-41. DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.17 PubMeb: 23403925 PubMed Central: PMC3590989
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Structural basis for potentiation by alcohols and anaesthetics in a ligand-gated ion channelNat Commun. 2013;4(1):1697. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2682 PubMeb: 23591864 PubMed Central: PMC4204805 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 718001360
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Structures of intermediates along the catalytic cycle of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase: dynamical aspects of the two-metal ion mechanismJ Mol Biol. 2013 Nov 15;425(22):4334-52. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.07.009 PubMeb: 23856622
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New nucleotide-competitive non-nucleoside inhibitors of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase: discovery, characterization, and crystal structure in complex with the targetJ Med Chem. 2013 Sep 26;56(18):7431-41. DOI: 10.1021/jm4010187 PubMeb: 23968551
2012
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Molecular recognition of canonical and deaminated bases by P. abyssi family B DNA polymeraseJ Mol Biol. 2012 Oct 26;423(3):315-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.07.025 PubMeb: 22902479
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Structure and pharmacology of pentameric receptor channels: from bacteria to brainStructure. 2012 Jun 6;20(6):941-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.05.003 PubMeb: 22681900
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A locally closed conformation of a bacterial pentameric proton-gated ion channelNat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 May 13;19(6):642-9. DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2307 PubMeb: 22580559 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 717248063
2011
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X-ray structures of general anaesthetics bound to a pentameric ligand-gated ion channelNature. 2011 Jan 20;469(7330):428-31. DOI: 10.1038/nature09647 PubMeb: 21248852 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 7989960
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AquaSAXS: a web server for computation and fitting of SAXS profiles with non-uniformally hydrated atomic modelsNucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jul;39(Web Server issue):W184-9. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr430 PubMeb: 21665925 PubMed Central: PMC3125794
2010
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One-microsecond molecular dynamics simulation of channel gating in a nicotinic receptor homologueProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Apr 6;107(14):6275-80. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1001832107 PubMeb: 20308576 PubMed Central: PMC2852019 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 4176956
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Crystal structure of the extracellular domain of a bacterial ligand-gated ion channelJ Mol Biol. 2010 Feb 5;395(5):1114-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.024 PubMeb: 19917292
2009
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X-ray structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel in an apparently open conformationNature. 2009 Jan 1;457(7225):111-4. DOI: 10.1038/nature07462 PubMeb: 18987633 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 1135958
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Conferring a template-dependent polymerase activity to terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase by mutations in the Loop1 regionNucleic Acids Res. 2009 Aug;37(14):4642-56. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp460 PubMeb: 19502493 PubMed Central: PMC2724280
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Beyond the Poisson-Boltzmann model: modeling biomolecule-water and water-water interactionsPhys Rev Lett. 2009 Feb 27;102(8):087801. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.087801 PubMeb: 19257790 PubMed Central: PMC2664224 Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime): 13540956