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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2014

Design and application of implicit solvent models in biomolecular simulations.

Jens Kleinjung, Franca Fraternali

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Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jens KleinjungDivision of Mathematical Biology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom.
Franca FraternaliRandall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, New Hunt's House, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. Electronic address: franca.fraternali@kcl.ac.uk.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H018409/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/IO23291/1Medical Research Council U117581331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We review implicit solvent models and their parametrisation by introducing the concepts and recent devlopments of the most popular models with a focus on parametrisation via force matching. An overview of recent applications of the solvation energy term in protein dynamics, modelling, design and prediction is given to illustrate the usability and versatility of implicit solvation in reproducing the physical behaviour of biomolecular systems. Limitations of implicit modes are discussed through the example of more challenging systems like nucleic acids and membranes.

Indexed as

Models, MolecularSolventsCell MembraneNucleic AcidsProteinsThermodynamicsNucleic AcidsProteinsSolvents

Identifiers

PMID24841242
PMCPMC4045398

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