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On the cover of Trends in Chemistry
"Cation-coupled chloride cotransporters: chemical insights and disease implications" C. Portioli, M.J. Ruiz Munevar, M. De Vivo, L. Cancedda Trends Chem. 2021, 3 (10), 832-849. Cover image created by Manuel Jose Ruiz Munevar and Corinne Portioli |
On the cover of WIREs Computational Molecular Science
"Computational investigations of polymerase enzymes: Structure, function, inhibition, and biotechnology" I. Geronimo, P. Vidossich, E. Donati, M. De Vivo WIREs Comput Mol Sci. 2021, 11 (6), e1534. Cover image created by Inacrist Geronimo and Elisa Donati |
On the cover of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
"Design, synthesis, in vitro and in vivo characterization of selective NKCC1 inhibitors for the treatment of core symptoms in Down syndrome and other brain disorders" M. Borgogno, A. Savardi, J. Manigrasso, A. Turci, C. Portioli, G. Ottonello, S. M. Bertozzi, A. Armirotti, A. Contestabile, L. Cancedda, M. De Vivo J. Med. Chem. 2021, 64 (14), 10203–10229. Cover image created by Marco Borgogno and Annalisa Savardi |
On the cover of J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
"Molecular Recognition by Gold Nanoparticle-Based Receptors as Defined through Surface Morphology and Pockets Fingerprint" L. Riccardi, S. Decherchi, W. Rocchia, G. Zanoni, A. Cavalli, F. Mancin and M. De Vivo J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12 (23), 5616-5622. Cover image created by Laura Riccardi |
On the cover of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
February 8, 2018 "Pharmacophore hybridization to discover novel Topoisomerase II poisons with promising antiproliferative activity" J. A. Ortega, L. Riccardi, E. Minniti, M. Borgogno, J. M. Arencibia, M. L. Greco, A. Minarini, C. Sissi, M. De Vivo* J. Med. Chem. 2018, 61 (3), pp 1375–1379 – (Link) Cover image created by Laura Riccardi |
On the cover of WIREs Computational Molecular Science
“Recent advances in dynamic docking for drug discovery”, M. De Vivo* and A. Cavalli WIREs Computational Molecular Science, 2017, 7:e1320 - (Link) Cover Article Cover image created by Giuseppina La Sala and Stefania La Sala |
On the cover of ACS Central Science
September 27, 2017, Volume 3, Issue 9, Pages 914-1055 “Allosteric communication networks in proteins revealed through pocket crosstalk analysis”, G. La Sala, S. Decherchi, M. De Vivo*, W. Rocchia ACS Central Science, 2017, 3 (9), pp 949–960 • Highlighted in First Reactions ACS Central Science, "Toward Understanding “the Ways” of Allosteric Drugs", by R. Amaro 2017 Cover image created by Giuseppina La Sala |
On the cover of JACS
November 2016, Volume 138, Issue 44 "A self-activated mechanism for nucleic acid polymerization catalyzed by DNA/RNA polymerases" V. Genna, P. Vidossich, E. Ippolito, P. Carloni, M. De Vivo J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138 (44), pp 14592–14598 and also in JACS spotlights: This paper is also highlighted in JACS spotlights - see here: ACS Spotlights, "Polymerases May Progress with the Help of Hydrogen Bonding", by Deirdre Lockwood (Ph.D.) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138 (44), pp 14507–14508 Cover image created by Vito Genna |
On the cover of JCTC
November 2016, Volume 12, Issue 11 "HRD motif as the central hub of the signaling network for activation loop autophosphorylation in Abl kinase" G. La Sala, L. Riccardi, R. Gaspari, A. Cavalli, O. Hantschel, M. De Vivo J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2016, 12 (11), pp 5563–5574 Cover image created by Giuseppina La Sala |
On the cover of NAR
April, 7 2016, 44 (6) Cooperative motion of a key positively charged residue and metal ions for DNA replication catalyzed by human DNA Polymerase-η V. Genna, R. Gaspari, M. Dal Peraro, M. De Vivo Nucleic Acids Res., 2016 - 44 (6): 2827-2836 (Link) Cover image created by Vito Genna |
On the cover of Chemical Communications
October 1st, 2015 Showcasing research from De Vivo’s Laboratory of Molecular Modeling & Drug Discovery, at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy An optimized polyamine moiety boosts potency of human type II topoisomerase poisons as quantified by comparative analysis centered on the clinical candidate F14512 G. Palermo, E. Minniti, M. L. Greco, L. Riccardi, E. Simoni, M. Convertino, C. Marchetti, M. Rosini, C. Sissi, A. Minarini, M. De Vivo ChemComm 2015, 51, 14310 - 14313 (Link) This article is on the back cover of the October 1st issue of ChemComm Cover image created by Giulia Palermo |
On the cover of Plos Comp Biol
Image of the June issue 2015 Keys to Lipid Selection in Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Catalysis: Structural Flexibility, Gating Residues and Multiple Binding Pockets G. Palermo, I. Bauer, P. Campomares, A. Cavalli, A. Armirotti, S. Girotto, U. Roethlisberger, M. De Vivo PLoS Comput Biol 2015 11(6): e1004231. (Link) (Link Homepage June Issue) A handmade painting by Giulia Palermo with digital manipulation by O'Reilly Science Art, LLC |
On the cover of JCTC
February 2013, Vol. 9 Number 2 A handmade painting by Giulia Palermo Molecular simulations highlight the role of metals in catalysis and inhibition of type II topoisomerase G. Palermo, M. Stenta, A. Cavalli, M. Dal Peraro, M. De Vivo J. Chem. Theory Comput., (Letter) 2013, 9 (2), pp 857–862 (Link) Cover image created by Giulia Palermo |