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Research interests
Research in my group involves the use of biomolecular simulation to investigate and predict the behaviour of biomolecules. Of particular interest are enzymes and their specificity, catalysis and dynamics. The main techniques used are combined quantum mechanical / molecular mechanical modelling (QM/MM) and molecular dynamics simulation. The current primary area of interest is the use and development of biomolecular simulation protocols to aid development of biocatalysts.
As a BBSRC David Phillips Fellow (affiliated with the BrisSynBio research centre), I will investigate biosynthetic enzymes that are responsible for a wide range of natural products, such as terpene and polyketide synthases. To efficiently tackle the chemical and structural complexity involved in the catalytic cycles of these enzymes, new simulation protocols and methods will be developed. By modifying enzymes according to predictions from simulation, in collaboration with experimentalists, the aim is to develop new biocatalysts for the sustainable production of high-value chemicals.
Other research interests are: enzymes involved in antibiotic resistance, computational simulation methods to aid drug design and fundamental principles of enzyme catalysis.
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- BcompB
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Projects
- 3 Active
8043 BBSRC FTMA - Testing Fukui function-based activity descriptors for efficient in silico biocatalyst screening
1/06/20 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
Multi-scale enzyme modelling for SynBio: optimizing biocatalysts for selective synthesis of bioactive compounds
1/12/15 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Research Output
- 65 Article (Academic Journal)
Conformation control of the histidine kinase BceS of Bacillus subtilis by its cognate ABC-transporter facilitates need-based activation of antibiotic resistance
Van Der Kamp, M. W., 9 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Molecular Microbiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Enlighten2: molecular dynamics simulations of protein-ligand systems made accessible
Zinovjev, K. & Van Der Kamp, M. W., 11 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Bioinformatics. btaa643.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Enzyme Evolution and the Temperature Dependence of Enzyme Catalysis
Arcus, V. L., Van Der Kamp, M. W., Pudney, C. R. & Mulholland, A. J., 11 Jul 2020, In : Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 65, p. 96-101 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Datasets
Simulation of Functional Motions in Enzymes
Woods, C. J. (Creator), Van Der Kamp, M. W. (Creator), McGeagh, J. (Contributor) & Mulholland, A. J. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 14 Jul 2015
DOI: 10.5523/bris.1klro7qjw27xi19qrcs1bb2nt6, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1klro7qjw27xi19qrcs1bb2nt6
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Activities
- 1 Fellowship awarded competitively
BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship
Marc W Van der Kamp (Recipient)
1 Dec 2015 → 30 Nov 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Fellowship awarded competitively