Pragmatic coarse-graining of proteins: models and applications

L Borges-Araújo, I Patmanidis, AP Singh… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The molecular details involved in the folding, dynamics, organization, and interaction of
proteins with other molecules are often difficult to assess by experimental techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating realistic membrane shapes

W Pezeshkian, SJ Marrink - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological membranes exhibit diversity in their shapes and complexity in chemical
compositions that are linked to many cellular functions. These two central features of …

Polyply; a python suite for facilitating simulations of macromolecules and nanomaterials

F Grünewald, R Alessandri, PC Kroon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Molecular dynamics simulations play an increasingly important role in the rational design of
(nano)-materials and in the study of biomacromolecules. However, generating input files …

The SIRAH force field: a suite for simulations of complex biological systems at the coarse-grained and multiscale levels

F Klein, M Soñora, LH Santos, EN Frigini… - Journal of structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
The different combinations of molecular dynamics simulations with coarse-grained
representations have acquired considerable popularity among the scientific community …

Application of computational approaches in biomembranes: From structure to function

J Guo, Y Bao, M Li, S Li, L Xi, P Xin… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biological membranes (biomembranes) are one of the most complicated structures that
allow life to exist. Investigating their structure, dynamics, and function is crucial for advancing …

Understanding virus structure and dynamics through molecular simulations

DL Lynch, A Pavlova, Z Fan… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Viral outbreaks remain a serious threat to human and animal populations and motivate the
continued development of antiviral drugs and vaccines, which in turn benefits from a …

Assembly and analysis of cell-scale membrane envelopes

JV Vermaas, CG Mayne, E Shinn… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The march toward exascale computing will enable routine molecular simulation of larger
and more complex systems, for example, simulation of entire viral particles, on the scale of …

Performance efficient macromolecular mechanics via sub-nanometer shape based coarse graining

AJ Bryer, JS Rey, JR Perilla - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Dimensionality reduction via coarse grain modeling is a valuable tool in biomolecular
research. For large assemblies, ultra coarse models are often knowledge-based, relying on …

Molecular dynamics of the viral life cycle: progress and prospects

PE Jones, C Pérez-Segura, AJ Bryer, JR Perilla… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Molecular dynamics simulations are the central technique uniting the field of
computational virology.•Viruses responsible for recent epidemics and pandemics have been …

Mechanisms of allostery at the viral surface through the eyes of molecular simulation

F Samsudin, L Zuzic, JK Marzinek, PJ Bond - Current Opinion in Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
The outermost surface layer of any virus is formed by either a capsid shell or envelope. Such
layers have traditionally been thought of as immovable structures, but it is becoming …