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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2015

Molecular dynamics simulations of large macromolecular complexes.

Juan R Perilla, Boon Chong Goh, C Keith Cassidy, Bo Liu, Rafael C Bernardi, Till Rudack, Hang Yu, Zhe Wu, Klaus Schulten

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In one paragraph

Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers.

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152citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Juan R PerillaBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Boon Chong GohBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
C Keith CassidyBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Bo LiuBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Rafael C BernardiBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Till RudackBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Hang YuBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Zhe WuBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Klaus SchultenBeckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Electronic address: kschulte@ks.uiuc.edu.

Funding

Synthetic Antigen Binder CoreU54GM087519 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI PEROZO, EDUARDO A · 2010 to 2017
$31.9M
WHOLE CELL SIMULATIONP41GM104601 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI TAJKHORSHID, EMAD · 2012 to 2021
$19.0M
System-Level Simulation of a Bioenergetic MembraneR01GM067887 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI TAJKHORSHID, EMAD · 2003 to 2018
$4.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS 9P41GM104601NIGMS NIH HHS P01-GM067887NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM104601NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067887NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM087519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Connecting dynamics to structural data from diverse experimental sources, molecular dynamics simulations permit the exploration of biological phenomena in unparalleled detail. Advances in simulations are moving the atomic resolution descriptions of biological systems into the million-to-billion atom regime, in which numerous cell functions reside. In this opinion, we review the progress, driven by large-scale molecular dynamics simulations, in the study of viruses, ribosomes, bioenergetic systems, and other diverse applications. These examples highlight the utility of molecular dynamics simulations in the critical task of relating atomic detail to the function of supramolecular complexes, a task that cannot be achieved by smaller-scale simulations or existing experimental approaches alone.

Indexed as

Molecular Dynamics SimulationEnergy MetabolismHumansMacromolecular SubstancesRibosomesVirusesMacromolecular Substances

Identifiers

PMID25845770
PMCPMC4476923

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