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ArticleChemPlusChem2024

CHARMM-GUI Membrane Builder for Lipid Droplet Modeling and Simulation.

Stephen Gee, Kerney Jebrell Glover, Nathan J Wittenberg, Wonpil Im

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Article in ChemPlusChem, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Stephen GeeDepartments of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Lehigh University, 111 Research Dr., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015.ORCID 0000-0001-7934-4196
Kerney Jebrell GloverDepartment of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 E. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015.ORCID 0000-0002-1867-4965
Nathan J WittenbergDepartment of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 E. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015.ORCID 0000-0001-9196-1867
Wonpil ImDepartments of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Lehigh University, 111 Research Dr., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015.ORCID 0000-0001-5642-6041

Funding

CHARMM-GUI Development for Biomolecular Modeling and Simulation CommunityR01GM138472 · NIGMS · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY · PI IM, WONPIL · 2020 to 2023
$1.5M
National Science Foundation Award #2203362NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138472NIH HHS GM 138472
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid droplets (LDs) are organelles that are necessary for eukaryotic and prokaryotic metabolism and energy storage. They have a unique structure consisting of a spherical phospholipid monolayer encasing neutral lipids such as triacylglycerol (TAG). LDs have garnered increased interest for their implications in disease and for drug delivery applications. Consequently, there is an increased need for tools to study their structure, composition, and dynamics in biological contexts. In this work, we utilize CHARMM-GUI Membrane Builder to simulate and analyze LDs with and without a plant LD protein, oleosin. The results show that Membrane Builder can generate biologically relevant all-atom LD systems with relatively short equilibration times using a new TAG library having optimized headgroup parameters. TAG molecules originally inserted into a lipid bilayer aggregate in the membrane center, forming a TAG-only core flanked by two monolayers. The TAG-only core thickness stably grows with increasing TAG mole fraction. A 70 % TAG system has a core that is thick enough to house oleosin without its interactions with the distal leaflet or disruption of its secondary structure. We hope that Membrane Builder can aid in the future study of LD systems, including their structure and dynamics with and without proteins.

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Lipid DropletsLipid BilayersMolecular Dynamics SimulationTriglyceridesLipid BilayersTriglyceridesCHARMM-GUILipid DropletsMembranesMolecular DynamicsOleosin

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PMID38600039
PMCPMC11324394

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