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| العنوان: |
ezAlign: A Tool for Converting Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Structures to Atomistic Resolution for Multiscale Modeling. |
| المؤلفون: |
Bennett, W. F. Drew, Bernardi, Austen, Ozturk, Tugba Nur, Ingólfsson, Helgi I., Fox, Stephen J., Sun, Delin, Maupin, C. Mark |
| المصدر: |
Molecules; Aug2024, Vol. 29 Issue 15, p3557, 11p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MULTISCALE modeling, MOLECULAR dynamics, CONDENSED matter, MOLECULAR structure, CELL membranes |
| مستخلص: |
Soft condensed matter is challenging to study due to the vast time and length scales that are necessary to accurately represent complex systems and capture their underlying physics. Multiscale simulations are necessary to study processes that have disparate time and/or length scales, which abound throughout biology and other complex systems. Herein we present ezAlign, an open-source software for converting coarse-grained molecular dynamics structures to atomistic representation, allowing multiscale modeling of biomolecular systems. The ezAlign v1.1 software package is publicly available for download at github.com/LLNL/ezAlign. Its underlying methodology is based on a simple alignment of an atomistic template molecule, followed by position-restraint energy minimization, which forces the atomistic molecule to adopt a conformation consistent with the coarse-grained molecule. The molecules are then combined, solvated, minimized, and equilibrated with position restraints. Validation of the process was conducted on a pure POPC membrane and compared with other popular methods to construct atomistic membranes. Additional examples, including surfactant self-assembly, membrane proteins, and more complex bacterial and human plasma membrane models, are also presented. By providing these examples, parameter files, code, and an easy-to-follow recipe to add new molecules, this work will aid future multiscale modeling efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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