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 …

Computational modeling of realistic cell membranes

SJ Marrink, V Corradi, PCT Souza, HI Ingolfsson… - Chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Cell membranes contain a large variety of lipid types and are crowded with proteins,
endowing them with the plasticity needed to fulfill their key roles in cell functioning. The …

Coarse-grained protein models and their applications

S Kmiecik, D Gront, M Kolinski, L Wieteska… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The traditional computational modeling of protein structure, dynamics, and interactions
remains difficult for many protein systems. It is mostly due to the size of protein …

Perspective on the Martini model

SJ Marrink, DP Tieleman - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The Martini model, a coarse-grained force field for biomolecular simulations, has found a
broad range of applications since its release a decade ago. Based on a building block …

Improved parameters for the martini coarse-grained protein force field

DH De Jong, G Singh, WFD Bennett… - Journal of chemical …, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
The Martini coarse-grained force field has been successfully used for simulating a wide
range of (bio) molecular systems. Recent progress in our ability to test the model against …

G protein–coupled receptor oligomerization revisited: functional and pharmacological perspectives

S Ferré, V Casadó, LA Devi, M Filizola, R Jockers… - Pharmacological …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Most evidence indicates that, as for family CG protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), family A
GPCRs form homo-and heteromers. Homodimers seem to be a predominant species, with …

Principles and overview of sampling methods for modeling macromolecular structure and dynamics

T Maximova, R Moffatt, B Ma, R Nussinov… - PLoS computational …, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Investigation of macromolecular structure and dynamics is fundamental to understanding
how macromolecules carry out their functions in the cell. Significant advances have been …

Excessive aggregation of membrane proteins in the Martini model

M Javanainen, H Martinez-Seara, I Vattulainen - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
The coarse-grained Martini model is employed extensively to study membrane protein
oligomerization. While this approach is exceptionally promising given its computational …

Computational 'microscopy'of cellular membranes

HI Ingólfsson, C Arnarez, X Periole… - Journal of cell …, 2016‏ - journals.biologists.com
Computational 'microscopy'refers to the use of computational resources to simulate the
dynamics of a molecular system. Tuned to cell membranes, this computational …

What is the function of mitochondrial networks? A theoretical assessment of hypotheses and proposal for future research

H Hoitzing, IG Johnston, NS Jones - Bioessays, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria can change their shape from discrete isolated organelles to a large continuous
reticulum. The cellular advantages underlying these fused networks are still incompletely …