2011
Quantum clustering and network analysis of MD simulation trajectories to probe the conformational ensembles of protein – ligand interactions
Bhattacharyya M, Vishveshwara S. Quantum clustering and network analysis of MD simulation trajectories to probe the conformational ensembles of protein – ligand interactions. Molecular Omics 2011, 7: 2320-2330. PMID: 21617814, DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05038a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConformational ensemblesPyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetaseProtein conformational ensemblesImportant biological phenomenaRNA/DNA complexesProtein-ligand interactionsProtein foldingLigand induced variationsConformational populationsDifferent ligandsMD simulation trajectoriesDNA complexesAmino acidsBiological phenomenaSuch subtle changesD. hafnienseSimulation trajectoriesEnzyme catalysisBackbone levelProteinAtomistic detailsNetwork analysisMD snapshotsMolecular dynamics simulationsObjective clustering
2010
Elucidation of the conformational free energy landscape in H.pylori LuxS and its implications to catalysis
Bhattacharyya M, Vishveshwara S. Elucidation of the conformational free energy landscape in H.pylori LuxS and its implications to catalysis. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2010, 10: 27. PMID: 20704697, PMCID: PMC2929236, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-10-27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree energy landscapeConformational changesActive siteDifferent conformationsConformational free energy landscapeAutoinducer-2 productionStructure network analysisDynamics of waterBacterial quorum sensingMolecular dynamics simulationsDetailed molecular levelFree energy changeEnergy landscapeFree energy evaluationEnzyme catalysisQuorum sensingDimeric proteinSimulation trajectoriesDifferent ligandsDynamics simulationsMechanistic featuresLigandsMolecular levelInactive formMechanistic details
2009
Allostery and conformational free energy changes in human tryptophanyl‐tRNA synthetase from essential dynamics and structure networks
Bhattacharyya M, Ghosh A, Hansia P, Vishveshwara S. Allostery and conformational free energy changes in human tryptophanyl‐tRNA synthetase from essential dynamics and structure networks. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2009, 78: 506-517. PMID: 19768679, DOI: 10.1002/prot.22573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetaseTryptophanyl-tRNA synthetaseConcept of allosteryProtein structure networksProtein complexesMultidomain proteinsAllosteric communicationFunctional insightsProtein biosynthesisCognate tRNAAllosteric mechanismAllosteryConformational free energy changesEnzymatic catalysisConformational mobilityFlexible regionsMolecular levelAmino acidsProteinStructure networkMolecular-level understandingFree energy landscapePopulation shiftsMolecular dynamics simulationsFree energy change