End-point binding free energy calculation with MM/PBSA and MM/GBSA: strategies and applications in drug design

E Wang, H Sun, J Wang, Z Wang, H Liu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular mechanics Poisson–Boltzmann surface area (MM/PBSA) and molecular
mechanics generalized Born surface area (MM/GBSA) are arguably very popular methods …

Relative binding free energy calculations in drug discovery: recent advances and practical considerations

Z Cournia, B Allen, W Sherman - Journal of chemical information …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Accurate in silico prediction of protein–ligand binding affinities has been a primary objective
of structure-based drug design for decades due to the putative value it would bring to the …

The VSGB 2.0 model: a next generation energy model for high resolution protein structure modeling

J Li, R Abel, K Zhu, Y Cao, S Zhao… - Proteins: Structure …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A novel energy model (VSGB 2.0) for high resolution protein structure modeling is
described, which features an optimized implicit solvent model as well as physics‐based …

[HTML][HTML] Critical assessment of methods for predicting the 3D structure of proteins and protein complexes

SJ Wodak, S Vajda, MF Lensink… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Advances in a scientific discipline are often measured by small, incremental steps. In this
review, we report on two intertwined disciplines in the protein structure prediction field …

Improved generalized born solvent model parameters for protein simulations

H Nguyen, DR Roe, C Simmerling - Journal of chemical theory …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The generalized Born (GB) model is one of the fastest implicit solvent models, and it has
become widely adopted for Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. This speed comes with …

Molecular enhanced sampling with autoencoders: On‐the‐fly collective variable discovery and accelerated free energy landscape exploration

W Chen, AL Ferguson - Journal of computational chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Macromolecular and biomolecular folding landscapes typically contain high free energy
barriers that impede efficient sampling of configurational space by standard molecular …

Parallel tempering: Theory, applications, and new perspectives

DJ Earl, MW Deem - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the history of the parallel tempering simulation method. From its origins in data
analysis, the parallel tempering method has become a standard workhorse of …

Integrated modeling program, applied chemical theory (IMPACT)

JL Banks, HS Beard, Y Cao, AE Cho… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We provide an overview of the IMPACT molecular mechanics program with an emphasis on
recent developments and a description of its current functionality. With respect to core …

The protein folding problem

KA Dill, SB Ozkan, MS Shell, TR Weikl - Annu. Rev. Biophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The “protein folding problem” consists of three closely related puzzles:(a) What is the folding
code?(b) What is the folding mechanism?(c) Can we predict the native structure of a protein …

Molecular dynamics and protein function

M Karplus, J Kuriyan - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
A fundamental appreciation for how biological macromolecules work requires knowledge of
structure and dynamics. Molecular dynamics simulations provide powerful tools for the …