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Last published 2026
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Matthew Brownd

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Researcher

Also affiliated: John Brown University (2018–2019)

Faculty Researcher

1 h-index 11 pubs 12 cited

  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Models, Molecular
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Nanostructures

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Matthew Brownd's research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of biological transporters, particularly ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. He investigates their conformational cycles and the role of lipid bilayers and nucleotide binding in their function. His work utilizes computational methods, including molecular dynamics simulations and free-energy perturbation calculations, to explore protein binding affinities and conformational dynamics.

Recent publications from Brownd's group have examined the conformational cycle of a protease-containing ABC transporter in lipid nanodiscs, revealing insights into cargo-protein coupling. Other studies have investigated the dynamics of ABC exporters like PCAT1 and P-glycoprotein, as well as the binding activity within HCN channel subfamilies and the conformational dynamics of intrinsically disordered localization sequences. His collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Adithya Polasa, Mahmoud Moradi, Mortaza Derakhshani-Molayousefi, and Ahmed Shubbar.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 12

Selected Publications

  • Deciphering Chemomechanical Couplings in Proteins Using Molecular Dynamics and Enhanced Sampling Techniques (2026)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex
  • An Investigation of the Conformational Dynamics of ABC Exporter PCAT1 using Microsecond-Level MD Simulations (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing the Conformational Dynamics of an Intrinsically Disordered Localization Sequence (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Predicting Binding Affinities for the Binding Domain of Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel Isoforms Using Free-Energy Perturbation (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • BPS2025 - Exploring lipid-protein interactions and nucleotide binding in multidrug resistance protein 1: Insights from molecular dynamics and free energy perturbation simulations (2025)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Conformational cycle of a protease-containing ABC transporter in lipid nanodiscs reveals the mechanism of cargo-protein coupling (2024)
    Nature Communications 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Conformational cycle of a protease-containing ABC transporter in lipid nanodiscs reveals the mechanism of cargo-protein coupling (2024)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparison of cyclic AMP binding activity within HCN channel subfamily using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of isolated cyclic nucleotide binding domains (2023)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Using molecular dynamics simulations to characterize the structural/conformational effect of amino acid substitutions at the second position of the intrinsically disordered mitochondrial localization peptide (MLP) (2022)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigation of Cyclic AMP Binding Interactions with Isolated Cyclic Nucleotide Binding Domain of HCN1 Channel using Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations at Microsecond Timescale (2021)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Novel F13,F15 Gramicidin Subunits Predicted to Cross Bilayer Membranes and form Ion Channels (2019)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Gramicidin Subunits that Cross Membranes and form Ion Channels (2018)
    Biophysical Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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