2024
Valency of Ligand-Receptor Binding from Pair Potentials
MORTON, William Shakespeare; Robert VÁCHA a Stefano ANGIOLETTI-UBERTIZákladní údaje
Originální název
Valency of Ligand-Receptor Binding from Pair Potentials
Autoři
MORTON, William Shakespeare; Robert VÁCHA a Stefano ANGIOLETTI-UBERTI
Vydání
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, WASHINGTON, American Chemical Society, 2024, 1549-9618
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10403 Physical chemistry
Stát vydavatele
Spojené státy
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 5.500
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14740/24:00138980
Organizační jednotka
Středoevropský technologický institut
UT WoS
001189958800001
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85188542928
Klíčová slova anglicky
TRANSFERRIN-RECEPTOR; MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS; CELLULAR UPTAKE; NANOPARTICLES; MEMBRANES
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 21. 3. 2025 12:47, Mgr. Eva Dubská
Anotace
V originále
Coarse grained molecular dynamics simulations have been crucial for investigating the dynamics of nanoparticle uptake by cell membranes via ligand-receptor interactions. These models have enabled researchers to evaluate the effects of nanoparticle size, shape, and ligand distribution on cellular uptake. However, when pair potentials are used to represent ligand-receptor interactions, the number of receptors interacting with one ligand, valency, may vary. We demonstrate that the curvature of a nanoparticle, strength of ligand-receptor interactions, and ligand or receptor concentration change the valency, ranging from 3.4 to 5.1 in this study. Such a change in valency can create inaccurate comparisons between nanoparticles or even result in the uptake of smaller nanoparticles than would be expected. To rectify this inconsistency, we propose the adoption of a model based on bond formation and use it to determine the extent to which previous studies may have been affected. This work recommends avoiding pair potentials for modeling ligand-receptor interactions to ensure methodological consistency in nanoparticle studies.