2011
Probing the Allosteric Mechanism in Pyrrolysyl-tRNA Synthetase Using Energy-Weighted Network Formalism
Bhattacharyya M, Vishveshwara S. Probing the Allosteric Mechanism in Pyrrolysyl-tRNA Synthetase Using Energy-Weighted Network Formalism. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 6225-6236. PMID: 21650159, DOI: 10.1021/bi200306u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetaseDimeric proteinFunctioning of proteinsSequence/structureAllosteric regulationAllosteric communicationAnticodon recognitionTRNA synthetasesImportant residuesAllosteric mechanismKey residuesSubtle rearrangementsProteinKey playersPyrrolysineFunctional aspectsSynthetaseResiduesAtypical enzymeGlobal perturbationsComprehensive viewComplexesStructure networkMolecular dynamics simulationsPylRS
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