Bibliographic citations
Cavani, M., (2023). Análisis de dinámica molecular y energía libre de interacción de la variante gamma en complejo con hACE-2 [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13888
Cavani, M., Análisis de dinámica molecular y energía libre de interacción de la variante gamma en complejo con hACE-2 []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13888
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title = "Análisis de dinámica molecular y energía libre de interacción de la variante gamma en complejo con hACE-2",
author = "Cavani Brain, Maurizio Martin",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2023"
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Three years after the start of the pandemic, the virus continues to evolve, now within the clade of the omicron variant. Throughout this period, thanks to efforts in basic and clinical research, the pandemic is giving way to a possible endemic. This article was carried out within this learning framework with the aim of generating new methodologies to address the study of the structure-function of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Between December 2020 and June 2021, the gamma variant brought with it a wave of infections and deaths that hit the world population, mainly affecting South America. The K417T, E484K and N501Y mutations were previously described experimentally, leaving gaps regarding the effect they had on transmissibility. In order to complement previous studies, the article published as the subject of this report addressed the effect of mutations through molecular dynamics simulations and the thermodynamic analysis of the free energy of interaction from obtaining the affinity energy using two methods: (1) one modified for the calculation of the electrostatic contribution of MM-PBSA (“Molecular Mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area”) and (2) one proposed by the authors to obtain the contribution per residual of the interaction entropy. The results indicate an energetic trade-off between the K417T and E484K mutations, and the N501Y mutation comprises an unexpected effect on the stereochemical configuration of the Y495 residue. With this, the article not only correlates previously published results, but also exposes new characteristics associated with the contribution of mutations. Added to this, a methodology that can be used for future research in the field of immunological bioinformatics.
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