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Y. T. Pang

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:structural biology· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1

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SARS-CoV-2 spike opening dynamics and energetics reveal the individual roles of glycans and their collective impact

Y. T. Pang, A. Acharya, D. Lynch, A. Pavlova, J. Gumbart

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to analyze how glycans affect the opening dynamics and energetics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, revealing their individual and collective roles in stabilizing the closed and open states.

bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2021Biophysics

ACE2 glycans preferentially interact with the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 over SARS-CoV

A. Acharya, D. Lynch, A. Pavlova, Y. T. Pang, J. Gumbart

The paper identifies differences in ACE2 glycan interactions with SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV RBDs, showing N322 enhances SARS-CoV-2 binding while N90 may provide protection.

bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2021Biophysics

Critical interactions for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding to ACE2 identified by machine learning

A. Pavlova, Z. Zhang, A. Acharya, D. L. Lynch, Y. T. Pang, Z. Mou, J. M. Parks, C. Chipot, J. C. Gumbart

This study identifies critical residues for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding to ACE2 using machine learning and free energy calculations, showing how specific mutations affect binding affinity.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2021Biophysics

Inhibitor binding influences the protonation states of histidines in SARS-CoV-2 main protease

A. Pavlova, D. L. Lynch, I. Daidone, L. Zanetti-Polzi, M. D. Smith, C. Chipot, D. W. Kneller, A. Kovalevsky, L. Coates, A. A. Golosov, C. J. Dickson, C. Velez-Vega, J. S. Duca, J. V. Vermaas, Y. T. Pang, , J. C. Gumbart

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how inhibitor binding affects the protonation states of histidines in SARS-CoV-2 main protease, showing their impact on structural stability and inhibitor binding.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2020Biophysics