Protein Dynamics

Experimental and Computational Approaches

Ana-Nicoleta Bondar, Durba Sengupta

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443300431
• Subtopic: Biochemistry
• Index: Biological Sciences

Protein Dynamics: Experimental and Computational Approaches investigates protein biology from a biophysical standpoint. The book covers a wide range of topics, including functional protein dynamics, intrinsically disordered proteins, protein folding, misfolding and aggregation, and membrane protein-protein communication. Protein allosteric conformational changes caused by drug binding and disease-associated mutations are also featured, alongside protein dynamics in the context of computer-based drug design. Biophysical techniques for investigating protein structure-dynamics-function relationships across these topics are explored, considering the latest experimental and computational approaches in the field. This book is an ideal reference for researchers in working in biophysics, biochemistry, and related areas. - Covers a broad range of biophysical techniques to study protein dynamics - Investigates an array of different proteins, including receptors, transporters and enzymes - Considers future directions in the field - Features explanation of key concepts and end-of-chapter questions to aid understanding

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Contributors
• Acknowledgment
• CHAPTER 1 Introduction
• CHAPTER 2 Molecular thermodynamics view of biomolecular recognition, signaling, and allostery
• CHAPTER 3 Influence of entropy in protein dynamics and interactions
• CHAPTER 4 Water dynamics and thermodynamics in the biological and interfacial contexts
• CHAPTER 5 Conserved waters in protein structure and function with applications to drug design
• CHAPTER 6 Protein-lipid interactions
• CHAPTER 7 Energy landscape and aggregation dynamics of TDP-43: Insights into proteins with intrinsically disordered regions in neurodegeneration
• CHAPTER 8 Binding-induced folding of intrinsically disordered peptides
• CHAPTER 9 Probing protein structure and dynamics: Insights from THz spectroscopy and molecular modeling studies
• CHAPTER 10 Simulating the activation of enzymes
• CHAPTER 11 Simulating long-timescale conformational dynamics of proteins
• Chapter 12 Heparan-N-sulfatase and N-acetyl-α-glucosaminidase: Mechanisms, mutations, biophysical studies, and chaperone development
• CHAPTER 13 Membrane transporters
• CHAPTER 14 Dynamics of light-driven inward proton-pumping rhodopsins
• CHAPTER 15 Computational approaches to understanding GPCR function
• CHAPTER 16 FTIR study of light-sensitive and nonlight-sensitive G protein-coupled receptors
• CHAPTER 17 Dynamic interactions in GPCR–G protein coupling: Distinguishing specificity and pluripotency
• CHAPTER 18 Deciphering protein dynamics from experimentally resolved structures: Introductory classroom hands-on exercises
• CHAPTER 19 G protein–coupled receptors: An introductory laboratory class
• Author Index
• Index