Two decades of Martini: Better beads, broader scope

SJ Marrink, L Monticelli, MN Melo… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Martini model, a coarse‐grained force field for molecular dynamics simulations, has
been around for nearly two decades. Originally developed for lipid‐based systems by the …

Computational Approaches to Predict Protein–Protein Interactions in Crowded Cellular Environments

G Grassmann, M Miotto, F Desantis… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Investigating protein–protein interactions is crucial for understanding cellular biological
processes because proteins often function within molecular complexes rather than in …

Mapping mechanostable pulling geometries of a therapeutic anticalin/CTLA-4 protein complex

Z Liu, RA Moreira, A Dujmović, H Liu, B Yang… - Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We used single-molecule AFM force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS) in combination with click
chemistry to mechanically dissociate anticalin, a non-antibody protein binding scaffold, from …

Lactoferrin inhibition of the complex formation between ACE2 receptor and SARS CoV-2 recognition binding domain

R Piacentini, L Centi, M Miotto, E Milanetti… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present investigation focuses on the analysis of the interactions among human
lactoferrin (LF), SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) and human angiotensin …

Switching Go̅-Martini for Investigating Protein Conformational Transitions and Associated Protein–Lipid Interactions

S Yang, C Song - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2024 - ACS Publications
Proteins are dynamic biomolecules that can transform between different conformational
states when exerting physiological functions, which is difficult to simulate using all-atom …

Martini 3 OliGo̅mers: a scalable approach for multimers and fibrils in GROMACS

K Korshunova, J Kiuru, J Liekkinen… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Martini 3 is a widely used coarse-grained simulation method for large-scale biomolecular
simulations. It can be combined with a Go̅ model to realistically describe higher-order …

Transferable and polarizable coarse grained model for proteins─ ProMPT

A Sahoo, PY Lee, S Matysiak - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The application of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at atomic resolution (fine-
grained level, FG), to most biomolecular processes, remains limited because of the …

Computational methods and theory for ion channel research

C Guardiani, F Cecconi, L Chiodo, G Cottone… - … in physics: X, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ion channels are fundamental biological devices that act as gates in order to ensure
selective ion transport across cellular membranes; their operation constitutes the molecular …

Membrane shapers from two distinct superfamilies cooperate in the development of neuronal morphology

M Izadi, D Wolf, E Seemann, A Ori, L Schwintzer… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Membrane-shaping proteins are driving forces behind establishment of proper cell
morphology and function. Yet, their reported structural and in vitro properties are noticeably …

Improved Protein Dynamics and Hydration in the Martini3 Coarse-Grain Model

S Kharche, M Yadav, V Hande, S Prakash… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The Martini coarse-grain force-field has emerged as an important framework to probe
cellular processes at experimentally relevant time-and length-scales. However, the recently …