Search Results - "Braun, Anthony R."

Interpretation of Fluctuation Spectra in Lipid Bilayer Simulations by Brandt, Erik G., Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N., Nagle, John F., Edholm, Olle

“…Atomic resolution and coarse-grained simulations of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers were analyzed for fluctuations perpendicular to the bilayer…”
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Targeting the ensemble of heterogeneous tau oligomers in cells: A novel small molecule screening platform for tauopathies by Lo, Chih Hung, Lim, Colin Kin-Wye, Ding, Zhipeng, Wickramasinghe, Sanjula P., Braun, Anthony R., Ashe, Karen H., Rhoades, Elizabeth, Thomas, David D., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Understanding the heterogeneous pathology in Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies is one of the most urgent and fundamental challenges facing the…”
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Determination of Electron Density Profiles and Area from Simulations of Undulating Membranes by Braun, Anthony R., Brandt, Erik G., Edholm, Olle, Nagle, John F., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…The traditional method for extracting electron density and other transmembrane profiles from molecular dynamics simulations of lipid bilayers fails for large…”
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α-Synuclein Reduces Tension and Increases Undulations in Simulations of Small Unilamellar Vesicles by Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations we have explored the effect of α-Synuclein (αSyn) on the structural and mechanical properties of small…”
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Advancements in a FRET Biosensor for Live-Cell Fluorescence-Lifetime High-Throughput Screening of Alpha-Synuclein by Braun, Anthony R., Kochen, Noah Nathan, Yuen, Samantha L., Liao, Elly E., Cornea, Razvan L., Thomas, David D., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…There is a critical need for small molecules capable of rescuing pathophysiological phenotypes induced by alpha-synuclein (aSyn) misfolding and…”
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Potent inhibitors of toxic alpha-synuclein identified via cellular time-resolved FRET biosensors by Braun, Anthony R., Liao, Elly E., Horvath, Mian, Kalra, Prakriti, Acosta, Karen, Young, Malaney C., Kochen, Noah Nathan, Lo, Chih Hung, Brown, Roland, Evans, Michael D., Pomerantz, William C. K., Rhoades, Elizabeth, Luk, Kelvin, Cornea, Razvan L., Thomas, David D., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…We have developed a high-throughput drug discovery platform, measuring fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) with fluorescent alpha-synuclein (αSN)…”
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Open and Closed Conformations of the Isolated Transmembrane Domain of Death Receptor 5 Support a New Model of Activation by Lewis, Andrew K., James, Zachary M., McCaffrey, Jesse E., Braun, Anthony R., Karim, Christine B., Thomas, David D., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…It has long been presumed that activation of the apoptosis-initiating Death Receptor 5, as well as other structurally homologous members of the TNF-receptor…”
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Post‐translational modification sites are present in hydrophilic cavities of alpha‐synuclein, tau, FUS, and TDP‐43 fibrils: A molecular dynamics study by Kochen, Noah Nathan, Seaney, Darren, Vasandani, Vivek, Murray, Marguerite, Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Hydration plays a crucial role in the refolding of intrinsically disordered proteins into amyloid fibrils; however, the specific interactions between water and…”
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α‑Synuclein-Induced Membrane Remodeling Is Driven by Binding Affinity, Partition Depth, and Interleaflet Order Asymmetry by Braun, Anthony R, Lacy, Michael M, Ducas, Vanessa C, Rhoades, Elizabeth, Sachs, Jonathan N

“…We have investigated the membrane remodeling capacity of the N-terminal membrane-binding domain of α-synuclein (α-Syn100). Using fluorescence correlation…”
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α-Synuclein Induces Both Positive Mean Curvature and Negative Gaussian Curvature in Membranes by Braun, Anthony R, Sevcsik, Eva, Chin, Pamela, Rhoades, Elizabeth, Tristram-Nagle, Stephanie, Sachs, Jonathan N

“…Using a combination of X-ray scattering, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and potential of mean force…”
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Membrane remodeling and mechanics: Experiments and simulations of α-Synuclein by West, Ana, Brummel, Benjamin E., Braun, Anthony R., Rhoades, Elizabeth, Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…We review experimental and simulation approaches that have been used to determine curvature generation and remodeling of lipid bilayers by membrane-bending…”
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Proteasomal Stimulation by MK886 and Its Derivatives Can Rescue Tau-Induced Neurite Pathology by Liao, Elly E., Yang, Mu, Nathan Kochen, Noah, Vunnam, Nagamani, Braun, Anthony R., Ferguson, David M., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Proteasomal degradation of intrinsically disordered proteins, such as tau, is a critical component of proteostasis in both aging and neurodegenerative…”
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Comparing Simulations of Lipid Bilayers to Scattering Data: The GROMOS 43A1-S3 Force Field by Braun, Anthony R, Sachs, Jonathan N, Nagle, John F

“…Simulations of DOPC at T = 303 K were performed using the united atom force field 43A1-S3 at six fixed projected areas, A P = 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, and 72 Å2, as…”
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Polyunsaturated chains in asymmetric lipids disorder raft mixtures and preferentially associate with α-Synuclein by Brummel, Benjamin E., Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Using molecular dynamics simulations, we have explored the effect of asymmetric lipids—specifically those that contain one polyunsaturated (PUFA) and one…”
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Determining Structural and Mechanical Properties from Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Lipid Vesicles by Braun, Anthony R, Sachs, Jonathan N

“…We have developed an algorithm to determine membrane structure, area per lipid, and bending rigidity from molecular dynamics simulations of lipid vesicles…”
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Curvature Dynamics of α-Synuclein Familial Parkinson Disease Mutants: MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS OF THE MICELLE- AND BILAYER-BOUND FORMS by Perlmutter, Jason D, Braun, Anthony R, Sachs, Jonathan N

“…α-Synuclein remains a protein of interest due to its propensity to form fibrillar aggregates in neurodegenerative disease and its putative function in synaptic…”
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pH Effects Can Dominate Chemical Shift Perturbations in 1H,15N‑HSQC NMR Spectroscopy for Studies of Small Molecule/α-Synuclein Interactions by Pandey, Anil K., Buchholz, Caroline R., Nathan Kochen, Noah, Pomerantz, William C. K., Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…1H,15N-Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence (HSQC) NMR is a powerful technique that has been employed to characterize small-molecule interactions with…”
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α-Synuclein’s Uniquely Long Amphipathic Helix Enhances its Membrane Binding and Remodeling Capacity by Braun, Anthony R., Lacy, Michael M., Ducas, Vanessa C., Rhoades, Elizabeth, Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…α-Synuclein is the primary protein found in Lewy bodies, the protein and lipid aggregates associated with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The…”
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Threonine Cavities Are Targetable Motifs That Control Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Growth by Nathan Kochen, Noah, Vasandani, Vivek, Seaney, Darren, Pandey, Anil K., Walters, Michael A., Braun, Anthony R., Sachs, Jonathan N.

“…Recent high-resolution structures of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) fibrils offer promise for rational approaches to drug discovery for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy…”
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pH Effects Can Dominate Chemical Shift Perturbations in 1 H, 15 N-HSQC NMR Spectroscopy for Studies of Small Molecule/α-Synuclein Interactions by Pandey, Anil K, Buchholz, Caroline R, Nathan Kochen, Noah, Pomerantz, William C K, Braun, Anthony R, Sachs, Jonathan N

“…H, N-Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence (HSQC) NMR is a powerful technique that has been employed to characterize small-molecule interactions with…”
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