Water dynamics in the hydration shells of biomolecules

D Laage, T Elsaesser, JT Hynes - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …

Protein dynamics: from rattling in a cage to structural relaxation

S Khodadadi, AP Sokolov - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an overview of protein dynamics based mostly on results of neutron scattering,
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. We identify several …

Water dynamics in protein hydration shells: the molecular origins of the dynamical perturbation

AC Fogarty, D Laage - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014 - ACS Publications
Protein hydration shell dynamics play an important role in biochemical processes including
protein folding, enzyme function, and molecular recognition. We present here a comparison …

Temperature effects on hydrophobic interactions: Implications for protein unfolding

Q Sun, Y Fu, W Wang - Chemical Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
According to our recent studies on hydrophobic interactions, this work is devoted to
investigate the temperature effects on hydrophobic interactions. Regarding to hydrophobic …

Biomolecular hydration dynamics: a jump model perspective

AC Fogarty, E Duboué-Dijon, F Sterpone… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The dynamics of water molecules within the hydration shell surrounding a biomolecule can
have a crucial influence on its biochemical function. Characterizing their properties and the …

Protein simulations in fluids: Coupling the OPEP coarse-grained force field with hydrodynamics

F Sterpone, P Derreumaux… - Journal of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A novel simulation framework that integrates the OPEP coarse-grained (CG) model for
proteins with the Lattice Boltzmann (LB) methodology to account for the fluid solvent at …

Hydration dynamics of a peripheral membrane protein

O Fisette, C Päslack, R Barnes, JM Isas… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Water dynamics in the hydration shell of the peripheral membrane protein annexin B12 were
studied using MD simulations and Overhauser DNP-enhanced NMR. We show that …

[HTML][HTML] The geometry of protein hydration

F Persson, P Söderhjelm, B Halle - The Journal of chemical physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Based on molecular dynamics simulations of four globular proteins in dilute aqueous
solution, with three different water models, we examine several, essentially geometrical …

Protein 3D Hydration: A Case of Bovine Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor

SE Kruchinin, EE Kislinskaya, GN Chuev… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Characterization of the hydrated state of a protein is crucial for understanding its structural
stability and function. In the present study, we have investigated the 3D hydration structure of …

Dynamics of hydration water around native and misfolded α-lactalbumin

ZF Brotzakis, CCM Groot… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
As water is an essential ingredient in protein structure, dynamics, and functioning,
knowledge of its behavior near proteins is crucial. We investigate water dynamics around …