Reaching new levels of realism in modeling biological macromolecules in cellular environments

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-156

  Feig, Michael ^b,c   Sugita, Yuji ^a,b  

^a RIKEN Center for Computational Science   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Coarse graining; Confinement; Crowding; Implicit solvent; Reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; COARSE GRAINING; CROWDING; IMPLICIT SOLVENTS; REACTION DIFFUSION;

BIOMOLECULES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR 2; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VILLIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION DIFFUSION MODEL; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; COARSE-GRAINING; CONFINEMENT; CROWDING; IMPLICIT SOLVENT; REACTION-DIFFUSION;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84883620324     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: 18734243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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