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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2012

Beyond modeling: all-atom olfactory receptor model simulations.

Peter C Lai, Chiquito J Crasto

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Peter C LaiDivision of Research, Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL, USA.
Chiquito J Crasto
University of Georgia · USUniversity of Kentucky · US

Funding

Exploring a predictive paradigm for olfactory receptor-odorant interactionsR21DC011068 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CRASTO, CHIQUITO J · 2010 to 2011
$397k
NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC011068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Olfactory receptors (ORs) are a type of GTP-binding protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). These receptors are responsible for mediating the sense of smell through their interaction with odor ligands. OR-odorant interactions marks the first step in the process that leads to olfaction. Computational studies on model OR structures can generate focused and novel hypotheses for further bench investigation by providing a view of these interactions at the molecular level beyond inferences that are drawn merely from static docking. Here we have shown the specific advantages of simulating the dynamic environment associated with OR-odorant interactions. We present a rigorous protocol which ranges from the creation of a computationally derived model of an olfactory receptor to simulating the interactions between an OR and an odorant molecule. Given the ubiquitous occurrence of GPCRs in the membranes of cells, we anticipate that our OR-developed methodology will serve as a model for the computational structural biology of all GPCRs.

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GPCRligand bindinglipid bilayermolecular dynamicsolfactory receptorprotein modeling

Identifiers

PMID22563330
PMCPMC3342527
OpenAlexW2166330500

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