Enhanced sampling methods for molecular dynamics simulations

J Hénin, T Lelièvre, MR Shirts, O Valsson… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Enhanced sampling algorithms have emerged as powerful methods to extend the utility of
molecular dynamics simulations and allow the sampling of larger portions of the …

Markov state models: From an art to a science

BE Husic, VS Pande - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Markov state models (MSMs) are a powerful framework for analyzing dynamical systems,
such as molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, that have gained widespread use over the …

Markov state models to study the functional dynamics of proteins in the wake of machine learning

KA Konovalov, IC Unarta, S Cao, EC Goonetilleke… - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Markov state models (MSMs) based on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are routinely
employed to study protein folding, however, their application to functional conformational …

Constructing Markov State Models to elucidate the functional conformational changes of complex biomolecules

W Wang, S Cao, L Zhu, X Huang - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The function of complex biomolecular machines relies heavily on their conformational
changes. Investigating these functional conformational changes is therefore essential for …

FAST conformational searches by balancing exploration/exploitation trade-offs

MI Zimmerman, GR Bowman - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics simulations are a powerful means of understanding conformational
changes. However, it is still difficult to simulate biologically relevant time scales without the …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging microscopic and macroscopic mechanisms of p53-MDM2 binding with kinetic network models

G Zhou, GA Pantelopulos, S Mukherjee, VA Voelz - Biophysical journal, 2017 - cell.com
Under normal cellular conditions, the tumor suppressor protein p53 is kept at low levels in
part due to ubiquitination by MDM2, a process initiated by binding of MDM2 to the …

Choice of adaptive sampling strategy impacts state discovery, transition probabilities, and the apparent mechanism of conformational changes

MI Zimmerman, JR Porter, X Sun, RR Silva… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Interest in atomically detailed simulations has grown significantly with recent advances in
computational hardware and Markov state modeling (MSM) methods, yet outstanding …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive Markov state model estimation using short reseeding trajectories

H Wan, VA Voelz - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In the last decade, advances in molecular dynamics (MD) and Markov State Model (MSM)
methodologies have made possible accurate and efficient estimation of kinetic rates and …

ENCORE: software for quantitative ensemble comparison

M Tiberti, E Papaleo, T Bengtsen… - PLoS computational …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
There is increasing evidence that protein dynamics and conformational changes can play an
important role in modulating biological function. As a result, experimental and computational …

Markov state model approach to simulate self-assembly

A Trubiano, MF Hagan - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
Computational modeling of assembly is challenging for many systems, because their
timescales can vastly exceed those accessible to simulations. This article describes the …