Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics: unconstrained enhanced sampling and free energy calculation

Y Miao, VA Feher, JA McCammon - Journal of chemical theory …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) approach for simultaneous enhanced
sampling and free energy calculation of biomolecules is presented. By constructing a boost …

Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics in NAMD

YT Pang, Y Miao, Y Wang… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) is a recently developed enhanced
sampling technique that provides efficient free energy calculations of biomolecules. Like the …

Optimized magnesium force field parameters for biomolecular simulations with accurate solvation, ion-binding, and water-exchange properties

KK Grotz, S Cruz-León, N Schwierz - Journal of chemical theory …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Magnesium ions play an essential role in many vital processes. To correctly describe their
interactions in molecular dynamics simulations, an accurate parametrization is crucial …

Open force field evaluator: An automated, efficient, and scalable framework for the estimation of physical properties from molecular simulation

S Boothroyd, LP Wang, DL Mobley… - Journal of chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Developing accurate classical force field representations of molecules is key to realizing the
full potential of molecular simulations, both as a powerful route to gaining fundamental …

Combined antibodies evusheld against the sars-cov-2 omicron variants ba. 1.1 and ba. 5: immune escape mechanism from molecular simulation

J Zhang, Y Cong, L Duan… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Omicron lineage of SARS-CoV-2, which was first reported in November 2021, has
spread globally and become dominant, splitting into several sublineages. Experiments have …

Structure of a 28.5 kDa duplex-embedded G-quadruplex system resolved to 7.4 Å resolution with cryo-EM

RC Monsen, EYD Chua, JB Hopkins… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Genomic regions with high guanine content can fold into non-B form DNA four-stranded
structures known as G-quadruplexes (G4s). Extensive in vivo investigations have revealed …

Recognition of single-stranded nucleic acids by small-molecule splicing modulators

Z Tang, S Akhter, A Ramprasad, X Wang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Risdiplam is the first approved small-molecule splicing modulator for the treatment of spinal
muscular atrophy (SMA). Previous studies demonstrated that risdiplam analogues have two …

Gaussian-accelerated molecular dynamics with the weighted ensemble method: A hybrid method improves thermodynamic and kinetic sampling

SH Ahn, AA Ojha, RE Amaro… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gaussian-accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) is a well-established enhanced
sampling method for molecular dynamics simulations that effectively samples the potential …

Development of a Fluctuating Charge Model for Zinc-Containing Metalloproteins

L Landry, P Li - Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metalloproteins widely exist in biology and play important roles in various processes. To
accurately simulate metalloprotein systems, modeling polarization and charge transfer …

Identifying Potential Ligand Binding Sites on Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Using Atomistic Cosolvent Simulations

D DasGupta, R Mehrani, HA Carlson… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK3β) is a serine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates
several protein substrates in crucial cell signaling pathways. Owing to its therapeutic …