Using the maximum entropy principle to combine simulations and solution experiments

A Cesari, S Reißer, G Bussi - Computation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations allow the investigation of the structural dynamics of
biomolecular systems with unrivaled time and space resolution. However, in order to …

Biomotors, viral assembly, and RNA nanobiotechnology: Current achievements and future directions

L Rolband, D Beasock, Y Wang, YG Shu… - Computational and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The International Society of RNA Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine (ISRNN)
serves to further the development of a wide variety of functional nucleic acids and other …

Improving the performance of the amber RNA force field by tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

P Kuhrova, V Mlynsky, M Zgarbová… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations became a leading tool for investigation of structural
dynamics of nucleic acids. Despite recent efforts to improve the empirical potentials (force …

Interrogating RNA–small molecule interactions with structure probing and artificial intelligence-augmented molecular simulations

Y Wang, S Parmar, JS Schneekloth… - ACS Central Science, 2022 - ACS Publications
While there is increasing interest in the study of RNA as a therapeutic target, efforts to
understand RNA-ligand recognition at the molecular level lag far behind our understanding …

Toward convergence in folding simulations of RNA tetraloops: Comparison of enhanced sampling techniques and effects of force field modifications

V Mlynsky, M Janeček, P Kuhrova… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations represent an established technique for
investigation of RNA structural dynamics. Despite continuous development, contemporary …

Automatic learning of hydrogen-bond fixes in the AMBER RNA force field

T Frohlking, V Mlýnský, M Janeček… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The capability of current force fields to reproduce RNA structural dynamics is limited. Several
methods have been developed to take advantage of experimental data in order to enforce …

Fitting corrections to an RNA force field using experimental data

A Cesari, S Bottaro, K Lindorff-Larsen… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Empirical force fields for biomolecular systems are usually derived from quantum chemistry
calculations and validated against experimental data. We here show how it is possible to …

Reweighting of molecular simulations with explicit-solvent SAXS restraints elucidates ion-dependent RNA ensembles

M Bernetti, KB Hall, G Bussi - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments are increasingly used to probe RNA
structure. A number of forward models that relate measured SAXS intensities and structural …

Thermal titration molecular dynamics (TTMD): shedding light on the stability of RNA-small molecule complexes

A Dodaro, M Pavan, S Menin, V Salmaso… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ribonucleic acids are gradually becoming relevant players among putative drug targets,
thanks to the increasing amount of structural data exploitable for the rational design of …

Accelerating the ensemble convergence of RNA hairpin simulations with a replica exchange structure reservoir

K Lam, K Kasavajhala, S Gunasekera… - Journal of chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
RNA is a key participant in many biological processes, but studies of RNA using computer
simulations lag behind those of proteins, largely due to less-developed force fields and the …