2021
Computational insights into the membrane fusion mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 at the cellular level
Wang J, Maschietto F, Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Reiss K, Allen B, Xiong Y, Lolis E, Batista VS. Computational insights into the membrane fusion mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 at the cellular level. Computational And Structural Biotechnology Journal 2021, 19: 5019-5028. PMID: 34540146, PMCID: PMC8442599, DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane fusion mechanismMembrane fusionSpike trimerNeutral amino acid transporterHost cellular membranesAmino acid transportersCentral stalkCentral poreHost membraneFusion mechanismCellular membranesAcid transportersMolecular levelViral membraneCellular levelEnzymatic activityChoreographic eventFusion peptideAntiviral inhibitorsDrug designAttractive targetInitial bindingMembraneConformational constraintsSpike glycoprotein
2017
Effects of aligned α‐helix peptide dipoles on experimental electrostatic potentials
Wang J, Videla PE, Batista VS. Effects of aligned α‐helix peptide dipoles on experimental electrostatic potentials. Protein Science 2017, 26: 1692-1697. PMID: 28556371, PMCID: PMC5563131, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrostatic potentialEM mapsProtein αExperimental electrostatic potentialHelix dipoleDetailed molecular levelHigh-resolution electron microscopyDensity functional theory calculationsProtein functionStructural biologyFunctional theory calculationsElectron microscopyProtein α-helixPartial atomic chargesElectric fieldΑ-helixLong-range featuresMolecular levelNonlocal natureAtomic chargesTheory calculationsDipoleBackbone dipolesRecent breakthroughsProper calculation