G Protein-Coupled Receptors - Modeling and Simulation - Filizola, Marta; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Preface. Section I Progress in Structural Modeling of GPCRs -- The GPCR Crystallography Boom: Providing an Invaluable Source of Structural Information and Expanding the Scope of Homology Modeling -- Modeling of G Protein-Coupled Receptors Using Crystal Structures: From Monomers to Signaling Complexes. Section II. GPCRs in Motion: Insights from Simulations -- Structure and Dynamics of G Protein-Coupled Receptors -- How the Dynamic Properties and Functional Mechanisms of GPCRs are Modulated by their Coupling to the Membrane Environment -- Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Provides Insight into the Interactions of Lipids and Cholesterol with Rhodopsin -- Beyond Standard Molecular Dynamics: Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of G Protein-Coupled Receptors with Enhanced Molecular Dynamics Methods. Section III. GPCR-Focused Rational Design and Mathematical Modeling -- From Three-Dimensional GPCR Structure to Rational Ligand Discovery -- Mathematical Modeling Of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Function: What Can We Learn From Empirical And Mechanistic Models? Section IV. Bioinformatics Tools and Resources for GPCRs -- GPCRs & Company: Databases and Servers for GPCRs and Interacting Partners -- Bioinformatics Tools for Predicting GPCR Gene Functions. Index.
Keywords: Proteins .; Medical genetics; Biomathematics; Protein Structure; Gene Function; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics