Pluhackova K, Böckmann R (2015)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2015
Publisher: Institute of Physics: Hybrid Open Access
Book Volume: 27
Article Number: 323103
Journal Issue: 32
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/32/323103
The architecture of biological membranes is tightly coupled to the localization, organization, and function of membrane proteins. The organelle-specific distribution of lipids allows for the formation of functional microdomains (also called rafts) that facilitate the segregation and aggregation of membrane proteins and thus shape their function. Molecular dynamics simulations enable to directly access the formation, structure, and dynamics of membrane microdomains at the molecular scale and the specific interactions among lipids and proteins on timescales from picoseconds to microseconds. This review focuses on the latest developments of biomembrane force fields for both atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and the different levels of coarsening of biomolecular structures. It also briefly introduces scale-bridging methods applicable to biomembrane studies, and highlights selected recent applications.
APA:
Pluhackova, K., & Böckmann, R. (2015). Biomembranes in atomistic and coarse-grained simulations. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27(32). https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/27/32/323103
MLA:
Pluhackova, Kristyna, and Rainer Böckmann. "Biomembranes in atomistic and coarse-grained simulations." Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 27.32 (2015).
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