Enhanced sampling methods for molecular dynamics simulations

J Hénin, T Lelièvre, MR Shirts, O Valsson… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Enhanced sampling algorithms have emerged as powerful methods to extend the utility of
molecular dynamics simulations and allow the sampling of larger portions of the …

RNA structural dynamics as captured by molecular simulations: a comprehensive overview

J Sponer, G Bussi, M Krepl, P Banáš, S Bottaro… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With both catalytic and genetic functions, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is perhaps the most
pluripotent chemical species in molecular biology, and its functions are intimately linked to …

A synergy between site-specific and transient interactions drives the phase separation of a disordered, low-complexity domain

P Mohanty, J Shenoy, A Rizuan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is involved in key processes in RNA metabolism and
is frequently implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral …

ALS mutations disrupt phase separation mediated by α-helical structure in the TDP-43 low-complexity C-terminal domain

AE Conicella, GH Zerze, J Mittal, NL Fawzi - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
RNA-binding protein TDP-43 mediates essential RNA processing but forms cytoplasmic
neuronal inclusions via its C-terminal domain (CTD) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It …

TDP-43 α-helical structure tunes liquid–liquid phase separation and function

AE Conicella, GL Dignon, GH Zerze… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is involved in the formation of membraneless
organelles (MLOs) associated with RNA processing. The RNA-binding protein TDP-43 is …

Enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics using metadynamics, replica-exchange, and temperature-acceleration

C Abrams, G Bussi - Entropy, 2013 - mdpi.com
We review a selection of methods for performing enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics
simulations. We consider methods based on collective variable biasing and on tempering …

Enhancing important fluctuations: Rare events and metadynamics from a conceptual viewpoint

O Valsson, P Tiwary, M Parrinello - Annual review of physical …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Atomistic simulations play a central role in many fields of science. However, their usefulness
is often limited by the fact that many systems are characterized by several metastable states …

Efficient sampling of high-dimensional free-energy landscapes with parallel bias metadynamics

J Pfaendtner, M Bonomi - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Metadynamics accelerates sampling of molecular dynamics while reconstructing
thermodynamic properties of selected descriptors of the system. Its main practical difficulty …

Loop dynamics and enzyme catalysis in protein tyrosine phosphatases

RM Crean, M Biler, MW van der Kamp… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) play an important role in cellular signaling and have
been implicated in human cancers, diabetes, and obesity. Despite shared catalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Not only in silico drug discovery: Molecular modeling towards in silico drug delivery formulations

T Casalini - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of methods at molecular scale for the discovery of new potential active ligands, as
well as previously unknown binding sites for target proteins, is now an established reality …