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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2024

Seeing is believing: Illuminating the Gram-negative outer membrane with molecular dynamics simulations.

Gvantsa Gutishvili, Lixinhao Yang, James C Gumbart

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Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gvantsa GutishviliSchool of Physics, 837 State St., Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Lixinhao YangSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 901 Atlantic Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
James C GumbartSchool of Physics, 837 State St., Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA; School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 901 Atlantic Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA. Electronic address: gumbart@physics.gatech.edu.

Funding

Elucidating the mechanisms of protein secretion across the outer membrane by bacterial autotransportersR01GM148586 · NIGMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI James C. Gumbart · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM148586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have led to rapid improvement in our understanding of the molecular details of the outer membranes (OMs) of Gram-negative bacteria. In this review, we highlight the latest discoveries from MD simulations of OMs, shedding light on the dynamic nature of these bacteria's first line of defense. With the focus on cutting-edge approaches, we explore the OM's sensitivity to structural features, including divalent cations and membrane composition, which have emerged as crucial determinants of antimicrobial passage. Additionally, studies have provided novel insights into outer-membrane proteins (OMPs), revealing their intricate roles in substrate translocation and their distinct interactions with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in the OM. Finally, we explore the challenging process of β-barrel membrane protein insertion, showcasing recent findings that have enhanced our grasp of this fundamental biological phenomenon.

Indexed as

Bacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsGram-Negative BacteriaMolecular Dynamics SimulationBacterial Outer MembraneLipopolysaccharidesBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsLipopolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID38723580
PMCPMC11283978

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