Computational modeling of realistic cell membranes
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 …
endowing them with the plasticity needed to fulfill their key roles in cell functioning. The …
Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …
Lipid21: complex lipid membrane simulations with AMBER
We extend the modular AMBER lipid force field to include anionic lipids, polyunsaturated
fatty acid (PUFA) lipids, and sphingomyelin, allowing the simulation of realistic cell …
fatty acid (PUFA) lipids, and sphingomyelin, allowing the simulation of realistic cell …
Overlay databank unlocks data-driven analyses of biomolecules for all
Tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are currently revolutionising many fields, yet their
applications are often limited by the lack of suitable training data in programmatically …
applications are often limited by the lack of suitable training data in programmatically …
[HTML][HTML] Permeability across lipid membranes
W Shinoda - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2016 - Elsevier
Molecular permeation through lipid membranes is a fundamental biological process that is
important for small neutral molecules and drug molecules. Precise characterization of free …
important for small neutral molecules and drug molecules. Precise characterization of free …
Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics simulation in pharmaceutical research 1: drug delivery
In this review, we outline the growing role that molecular dynamics simulation is able to play
as a design tool in drug delivery. We cover both the pharmaceutical and computational …
as a design tool in drug delivery. We cover both the pharmaceutical and computational …
Quantitative comparison against experiments reveals imperfections in force fields' descriptions of popc–cholesterol interactions
Cholesterol is a central building block in biomembranes, where it induces orientational
order, slows diffusion, renders the membrane stiffer, and drives domain formation. Molecular …
order, slows diffusion, renders the membrane stiffer, and drives domain formation. Molecular …
Effective inclusion of electronic polarization improves the description of electrostatic interactions: The prosECCo75 biomolecular force field
prosECCo75 is an optimized force field effectively incorporating electronic polarization via
charge scaling. It aims to enhance the accuracy of nominally nonpolarizable molecular …
charge scaling. It aims to enhance the accuracy of nominally nonpolarizable molecular …
Computational 'microscopy'of cellular membranes
Computational 'microscopy'refers to the use of computational resources to simulate the
dynamics of a molecular system. Tuned to cell membranes, this computational …
dynamics of a molecular system. Tuned to cell membranes, this computational …
Accelerating membrane simulations with hydrogen mass repartitioning
C Balusek, H Hwang, CH Lau… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The time step of atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations is determined by the fastest
motions in the system and is typically limited to 2 fs. An increasingly popular approach is to …
motions in the system and is typically limited to 2 fs. An increasingly popular approach is to …