Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Hydrated Trivalent Transition Metal Ions Ti3+, Cr3+, and Co3+

2002 ◽  
Vol 106 (44) ◽  
pp. 10584-10589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinapong Kritayakornupong ◽  
Jorge Iglesias Yagüe ◽  
Bernd M. Rode
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Klein ◽  
Daniela Cáceres-Rojas ◽  
Monica Carrasco ◽  
Juan Carlos Tapia ◽  
Julio Caballero ◽  
...  

<p>Although molecular dynamics simulations allow for the study of interactions among virtually all biomolecular entities, metal ions still pose significant challenges to achieve an accurate structural and dynamical description of many biological assemblies. This is particularly the case for coarse-grained (CG) models. Although the reduced computational cost of CG methods often makes them the technique of choice for the study of large biomolecular systems, the parameterization of metal ions is still very crude or simply not available for the vast majority of CG- force fields. Here, we show that incorporating statistical data retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) to set specific Lennard-Jones interactions can produce structurally accurate CG molecular dynamics simulations. Using this simple approach, we provide a set of interaction parameters for Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc ions, which cover more than 80% of the metal-bound structures reported on the PDB. Simulations performed using the SIRAH force field on several proteins and DNA systems show that using the present approach it is possible to obtain non-bonded interaction parameters that obviate the use of topological constraints. </p>


1997 ◽  
Vol 491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Miglio ◽  
Francesca Tavazza ◽  
Antonio Garbelli ◽  
Massimo Celino

ABSTRACTWe point out that the predictive power of tight binding potentials is not limited to obtaining fairly accurate total energy calculations and very satisfactory structural evolutions by molecular dynamics simulations. They also allow for a nice physical picture of the links between bonding and stability in different structures, which is particularly helpful in the case of binary suicides


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Klein ◽  
Daniela Cáceres-Rojas ◽  
Monica Carrasco ◽  
Juan Carlos Tapia ◽  
Julio Caballero ◽  
...  

<p>Although molecular dynamics simulations allow for the study of interactions among virtually all biomolecular entities, metal ions still pose significant challenges to achieve an accurate structural and dynamical description of many biological assemblies. This is particularly the case for coarse-grained (CG) models. Although the reduced computational cost of CG methods often makes them the technique of choice for the study of large biomolecular systems, the parameterization of metal ions is still very crude or simply not available for the vast majority of CG- force fields. Here, we show that incorporating statistical data retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) to set specific Lennard-Jones interactions can produce structurally accurate CG molecular dynamics simulations. Using this simple approach, we provide a set of interaction parameters for Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc ions, which cover more than 80% of the metal-bound structures reported on the PDB. Simulations performed using the SIRAH force field on several proteins and DNA systems show that using the present approach it is possible to obtain non-bonded interaction parameters that obviate the use of topological constraints. </p>


2006 ◽  
Vol 110 (51) ◽  
pp. 26337-26348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Cavallari ◽  
Arrigo Calzolari ◽  
Anna Garbesi ◽  
Rosa Di Felice

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 8951-8961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myeongsang Lee ◽  
Jae In Kim ◽  
Sungsoo Na ◽  
Kilho Eom

The effect of metal ion on the formation of amyloid β (Aβ) aggregates, which are a hallmark for neurodegenerative disease, was studied based on full atomistic molecular dynamics simulations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 8649-8652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Yoneya ◽  
Seiji Tsuzuki ◽  
Masaru Aoyagi

Spontaneous growth of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) composed of metal ions and 4,4′-bipyridine ligands was successfully demonstrated by molecular dynamics simulations, starting from a random initial placement of the metals and the ligands.


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