Kinetics from metadynamics: Principles, applications, and outlook

D Ray, M Parrinello - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metadynamics is a popular enhanced sampling algorithm for computing the free energy
landscape of rare events by using molecular dynamics simulation. Ten years ago, Tiwary …

Enhancing important fluctuations: Rare events and metadynamics from a conceptual viewpoint

O Valsson, P Tiwary, M Parrinello - Annual review of physical …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Atomistic simulations play a central role in many fields of science. However, their usefulness
is often limited by the fact that many systems are characterized by several metastable states …

Reweighted autoencoded variational Bayes for enhanced sampling (RAVE)

JML Ribeiro, P Bravo, Y Wang, P Tiwary - The Journal of chemical …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Here we propose the reweighted autoencoded variational Bayes for enhanced sampling
(RAVE) method, a new iterative scheme that uses the deep learning framework of variational …

Spectral gap optimization of order parameters for sampling complex molecular systems

P Tiwary, BJ Berne - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
In modern-day simulations of many-body systems, much of the computational complexity is
shifted to the identification of slowly changing molecular order parameters called collective …

Unbinding kinetics of a p38 MAP kinase type II inhibitor from metadynamics simulations

R Casasnovas, V Limongelli, P Tiwary… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Understanding the structural and energetic requisites of ligand binding toward its molecular
target is of paramount relevance in drug design. In recent years, atomistic free energy …

Understanding hydrophobic effects: Insights from water density fluctuations

NB Rego, AJ Patel - Annual Review of Condensed Matter …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The aversion of hydrophobic solutes for water drives diverse interactions and assemblies
across materials science, biology, and beyond. Here, we review the theoretical …

Identifying hydrophobic protein patches to inform protein interaction interfaces

NB Rego, E Xi, AJ Patel - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Interactions between proteins lie at the heart of numerous biological processes and are
essential for the proper functioning of the cell. Although the importance of hydrophobic …

How and when does an anticancer drug leave its binding site?

P Tiwary, J Mondal, BJ Berne - Science advances, 2017 - science.org
Obtaining atomistic resolution of drug unbinding from a protein is a much sought-after
experimental and computational challenge. We report the unbinding dynamics of the …

An integrated mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulations approach reveals the spatial organization impact of metal-binding sites on the stability of metal …

MD Peris-Díaz, R Guran, C Domene… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mammalian metallothioneins (MTs) are a group of cysteine-rich proteins that bind metal ions
in two α-and β-domains and represent a major cellular Zn (II)/Cu (I) buffering system in the …

How oliceridine (TRV-130) binds and stabilizes a μ-opioid receptor conformational state that selectively triggers G protein signaling pathways

S Schneider, D Provasi, M Filizola - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Substantial attention has recently been devoted to G protein-biased agonism of the μ-opioid
receptor (MOR) as an ideal new mechanism for the design of analgesics devoid of serious …