• Exploring Conformational Dynamics of the Extracellular Venus flytrap Domain of the GABA B Receptor: A Path-Metadynamics Study 

      Evenseth, Linn; Ocello, Riccardo; Gabrielsen, Mari; Masetti, Matteo; Recanatini, Maurizio; Sylte, Ingebrigt; Cavalli, Andrea (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-01)
      γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Dysfunctional GABAergic neurotransmission is associated with numerous neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The GABA<sub>B</sub> receptor (GABA<sub>B</sub>-R) is a heterodimeric class C G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) comprised of GABA<sub>B1a/b</sub> and GABA<sub>B2</sub> subunits. The ...
    • Exploring the overlapping binding sites of ifenprodil and EVT‐101 in GluN2B‐containing NMDA receptors using novel chicken embryo forebrain cultures and molecular modeling 

      Fjelldal, Marthe Fredheim; Freyd, Thibaud; Evenseth, Linn; Sylte, Ingebrigt; Ring, Avi; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-30)
      N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDAR) are widely expressed in the brain. GluN2B subunit‐containing NMDARs has recently attracted significant attention as potential pharmacological targets, with emphasis on the functional properties of allosteric antagonists. We used primary cultures from chicken embryo forebrain (E10), expressing native GluN2B‐containing NMDA receptors as a novel model system. ...
    • In Silico Methods for the Discovery of Orthosteric GABAB Receptor Compounds 

      Evenseth, Linn; Warszycki, Dawid; Bojarski, Andrzej J; Gabrielsen, Mari; Sylte, Ingebrigt (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-07)
      The GABA<sub>B</sub> receptor (GABA<sub>B</sub>-R) is a heterodimeric class C G protein-coupled receptor comprised of the GABA<sub>B1a/b</sub> and GABA<sub>B2</sub> subunits. The endogenous orthosteric agonist γ-amino-butyric acid (GABA) binds within the extracellular Venus flytrap (VFT) domain of the GABA<sub>B1a/b</sub> subunit. The receptor is associated with numerous neurological and ...
    • Specific interactions between the alkaline protease of P. aeruginosa and its natural peptide inhibitor: ab initio molecular simulations 

      Saito, Ryosuke; Imai, Kyohei; Yamamoto, Shohei; Ezawa, Takuya; Sugiyama, Satohsi; Evenseth, Linn; Sylte, Ingebrigt; Kurita, Noriyuki (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-16)
      Alkaline protease aeruginolysin (APR) is an important virulence factor in the evasion of the immune system by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). The P. aeruginosa genome also encodes the highly potent and specifc APR peptide inhibitor (APRin). However, the structural reason for the signifcant inhibition has not been revealed. Using ab initio molecular simulations, we here investigated the ...