Characterization of lipid–protein interactions and lipid-mediated modulation of membrane protein function through molecular simulation

MP Muller, T Jiang, C Sun, M Lihan, S Pant… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The cellular membrane constitutes one of the most fundamental compartments of a living
cell, where key processes such as selective transport of material and exchange of …

Modeling membrane curvature generation due to membrane–protein interactions

H Alimohamadi, P Rangamani - Biomolecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
To alter and adjust the shape of the plasma membrane, cells harness various mechanisms
of curvature generation. Many of these curvature generation mechanisms rely on the …

Machine learning-driven multiscale modeling: bridging the scales with a next-generation simulation infrastructure

HI Ingólfsson, H Bhatia, F Aydin… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interdependence across time and length scales is common in biology, where atomic
interactions can impact larger-scale phenomenon. Such dependence is especially true for a …

Protein structure prediction and design in a biologically realistic implicit membrane

RF Alford, PJ Fleming, KG Fleming, JJ Gray - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Protein design is a powerful tool for elucidating mechanisms of function and engineering
new therapeutics and nanotechnologies. Although soluble protein design has advanced …

Large-scale state-dependent membrane remodeling by a transporter protein

W Zhou, G Fiorin, C Anselmi, HA Karimi-Varzaneh… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
That channels and transporters can influence the membrane morphology is increasingly
recognized. Less appreciated is that the extent and free-energy cost of these deformations …

Membrane curvature sensing and symmetry breaking of the M2 proton channel from Influenza A

J Lincoff, CVM Helsell, FV Marcoline, AM Natale… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The M2 proton channel aids in the exit of mature influenza viral particles from the host
plasma membrane through its ability to stabilize regions of high negative Gaussian …

Principles and methods in computational membrane protein design

AA Vorobieva - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
After decades of progress in computational protein design, the design of proteins folding and
functioning in lipid membranes appears today as the next frontier. Some notable successes …

Dynamic modulation of the lipid translocation groove generates a conductive ion channel in Ca2+-bound nhTMEM16

G Khelashvili, ME Falzone, X Cheng, BC Lee… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Both lipid and ion translocation by Ca2+-regulated TMEM16 transmembrane proteins
utilizes a membrane-exposed hydrophilic groove. Several conformations of the groove are …

Membrane elastic deformations modulate gramicidin A transbilayer dimerization and lateral clustering

OV Kondrashov, TR Galimzyanov, KV Pavlov… - Biophysical journal, 2018 - cell.com
Gramicidin A (gA) is a short β-helical peptide known to form conducting channels in lipid
membranes because of transbilayer dimerization. The gA conducting dimer, being shorter …

Continuum descriptions of membranes and their interaction with proteins: towards chemically accurate models

D Argudo, NP Bethel, FV Marcoline, M Grabe - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biological membranes deform in response to resident proteins leading to a coupling
between membrane shape and protein localization. Additionally, the membrane influences …