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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2023

Accurate and Efficient SAXS/SANS Implementation Including Solvation Layer Effects Suitable for Molecular Simulations.

Federico Ballabio, Cristina Paissoni, Michela Bollati, Matteo de Rosa, Riccardo Capelli, Carlo Camilloni

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  1. Structural dynamics and pH-regulated membrane binding of the TRAF2-NC trimer.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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  2. AI-Physics-Experiment Trinity for Integrated Protein Dynamics Modeling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. SuAVE-Scatter: A Module for Integrating Simulations and SAXS/SANS Analyses.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2026
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Federico BallabioDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Cristina PaissoniDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Michela BollatiDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Matteo de RosaDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Riccardo CapelliDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9522-3132
Carlo CamilloniDipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9923-8590

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS/SANS) provide valuable insights into the structure and dynamics of biomolecules in solution, complementing a wide range of structural techniques, including molecular dynamics simulations. As contrast-based methods, they are sensitive not only to structural properties but also to solvent-solute interactions. Their use in molecular dynamics simulations requires a forward model that should be as fast and accurate as possible. In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of calculating SAXS and SANS intensities using a coarse-grained representation consisting of one bead per amino acid and three beads per nucleic acid, with form factors that can be corrected on the fly to account for solvation effects at no additional computational cost. By coupling this forward model with molecular dynamics simulations restrained with SAS data, it is possible to determine conformational ensembles or refine the structure and dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids in agreement with the experimental results. To assess the robustness of this approach, we applied it to gelsolin, for which we acquired SAXS data on its closed state, and to a UP1-microRNA complex, for which we used previously collected measurements. Our hybrid-resolution small-angle scattering (hySAS) implementation, being distributed in PLUMED, can be used with atomistic and coarse-grained simulations using diverse restraining strategies.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationProteinsProtein ConformationScattering, Small AngleX-Ray DiffractionProteins

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PMCPMC10687869

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