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Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec 3;
Authors: Leftin A, Brown MF
Computational methods are powerful in capturing the results of experimental studies in terms of force fields that both explain and predict biological structures. Validation of molecular simulations requires comparison with experimental data to test and confirm computational predictions. Here we report a comprehensive database of NMR results for membrane phospholipids with interpretations intended to be accessible by non-NMR specialists. Experimental (13)C-(1)H and (2)H NMR segmental order parameters (S(CH) or S(CD)) and spin-lattice (Zeeman) relaxation times (T(1Z)) are summarized in convenient tabular form for various saturated, unsaturated, and biological membrane phospholipids. Segmental order parameters give direct information about bilayer structural properties, including the area per lipid and volumetric hydrocarbon thickness. In addition, relaxation rates provide complementary information about molecular dynamics. Particular attention is paid to the magnetic field dependence (frequency dispersion) of the NMR relaxation rates in terms of various simplified power laws. Model-free reduction of the T(1Z) studies in terms of a power-law formalism shows that the relaxation rates for saturated phosphatidylcholines follow a single frequency-dispersive trend within the MHz regime. We show how analytical models can guide the continued development of atomistic and coarse-grained force fields. Our interpretation suggests that lipid diffusion and collective order fluctuations are implicitly governed by the viscoelastic nature of the liquid-crystalline ensemble. Collective bilayer excitations are emergent over mesoscopic length scales that fall between the molecular and bilayer dimensions, and are important for lipid organization and lipid-protein interactions. Future conceptual advances and theoretical reductions will foster understanding of biomembrane structural dynamics through a synergy of NMR measurements and molecular simulations.
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Membrane binding of an acyl-lactoferricin B antimicrobial peptide from solid-state NMR experiments and molecular dynamics simulations.
Membrane binding of an acyl-lactoferricin B antimicrobial peptide from solid-state NMR experiments and molecular dynamics simulations.
Membrane binding of an acyl-lactoferricin B antimicrobial peptide from solid-state NMR experiments and molecular dynamics simulations.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2011 Aug;1808(8):2019-30
Authors: Romo TD, Bradney LA, Greathouse DV, Grossfield A
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One approach to the growing health problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria is the development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as alternative treatments. The...
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Structure and Dynamics of the A?21–30 Peptide from the Interplay of NMR Experiments and Molecular Simulations
Structure and Dynamics of the A?21–30 Peptide from the Interplay of NMR Experiments and Molecular Simulations
Nicolas L. Fawzi, Aaron H. Phillips, Jory Z. Ruscio, Michaeleen Doucleff, David E. Wemmer and Teresa Head-Gordon
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/ja204315n
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[NMR paper] Molecular dynamics simulations of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) in three states of
Molecular dynamics simulations of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) in three states of its photocycle: a comparison with X-ray and NMR data and analysis of the effects of Glu46 deprotonation and mutation.
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Eur Biophys J. 2002 Dec;31(7):504-20
Authors: Antes I, Thiel W, van Gunsteren WF
Photoactive yellow protein (PYP) is a...
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[NMR paper] The solution conformations of amino acids from molecular dynamics simulations of Gly-
The solution conformations of amino acids from molecular dynamics simulations of Gly-X-Gly peptides: comparison with NMR parameters.
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Biochem Cell Biol. 1998;76(2-3):164-70
Authors: van der Spoel D
The conformations that amino acids can adopt in the random coil state are of fundamental interest in the context of protein folding research and studies of protein-peptide interactions. To date, no...
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Using NMR Chemical Shifts as Structural Restraints in Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Using NMR Chemical Shifts as Structural Restraints in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins.
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Structure. 2010 Aug 11;18(8):923-933
Authors: Robustelli P, Kohlhoff K, Cavalli A, Vendruscolo M
We introduce a procedure to determine the structures of proteins by incorporating NMR chemical shifts as structural restraints in molecular dynamics simulations. In this approach, the chemical shifts are expressed as differentiable...
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Methods of NMR structure refinement: molecular dynamics simulations improve the agree
Abstract The C-terminal trigger sequence is essential in the coiled-coil formation of GCN4-p1; its conformational properties are thus of importance for understanding this process at the atomic level. A solution NMR model structure of a peptide, GCN4p16â??31, encompassing the GCN4-p1 trigger sequence was proposed a few years ago. Derived using a standard single-structure refinement protocol based on 172 nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) distance restraints, 14 hydrogen-bond and 11 Ï? torsional-angle restraints, the resulting set of 20 NMR model structures exhibits regular α-helical structure....
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Indiana Dynamics Database has been discontinued
Prof. Martin Stone has decided to discontinue the Indiana Dynamics Database due to lack of interest among NMR researchers (see a message Prof. Stone's website below). Entries from the database are still available on the web. On behalf of BioNMR.com community, I would like to thank Prof. Stone for his efforts to build and maintain this database.
It is unfortunate that publishers of articles about NMR-derived dynamics do not require submission of NMR experimental data and calculated parameters of protein dynamics into a public database, such as the Indiana Dynamics Database and BMRB. As a...
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