Water networks in photosystem II using crystalline molecular dynamics simulations and room-temperature XFEL serial crystallography
MD Doyle, A Bhowmick, DC Wych… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Structural dynamics of water and its hydrogen-bonding networks play an important role in
enzyme function via the transport of protons, ions, and substrates. To gain insights into these …
enzyme function via the transport of protons, ions, and substrates. To gain insights into these …
Enhancing sampling of water rehydration on ligand binding: a comparison of techniques
Water often plays a key role in protein structure, molecular recognition, and mediating
protein–ligand interactions. Thus, free energy calculations must adequately sample water motions, …
protein–ligand interactions. Thus, free energy calculations must adequately sample water motions, …
Changes in an enzyme ensemble during catalysis observed by high-resolution XFEL crystallography
N Smith, M Dasgupta, DC Wych, C Dolamore… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Enzymes populate ensembles of structures necessary for catalysis that are difficult to
experimentally characterize. We use time-resolved mix-and-inject serial crystallography at an x-ray …
experimentally characterize. We use time-resolved mix-and-inject serial crystallography at an x-ray …
Structure-based experimental datasets for benchmarking of protein simulation force fields
This review article provides an overview of structurally oriented, experimental datasets that
can be used to benchmark protein force fields, focusing on data generated by nuclear …
can be used to benchmark protein force fields, focusing on data generated by nuclear …
Molecular-dynamics simulations of macromolecular diffraction, part II: Analysis of protein crystal simulations.
DC Wych, ME Wall - Methods in enzymology, 2023 - europepmc.org
Molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations have contributed substantially to our understanding
of protein structure and dynamics, yielding insights into many biological processes including …
of protein structure and dynamics, yielding insights into many biological processes including …
[HTML][HTML] Liquid-like and rigid-body motions in molecular-dynamics simulations of a crystalline protein
To gain insight into crystalline protein dynamics, we performed molecular-dynamics (MD)
simulations of a periodic 2× 2× 2 supercell of staphylococcal nuclease. We used the resulting …
simulations of a periodic 2× 2× 2 supercell of staphylococcal nuclease. We used the resulting …
Molecular-dynamics simulations of macromolecular diffraction, part I: Preparation of protein crystal simulations.
DC Wych, ME Wall - Methods in enzymology, 2023 - europepmc.org
Molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations of protein crystals enable the prediction of structural
and dynamical features of both the protein and the solvent components of macromolecular …
and dynamical features of both the protein and the solvent components of macromolecular …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular-dynamics simulation methods for macromolecular crystallography
It is investigated whether molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations can be used to enhance
macromolecular crystallography (MX) studies. Historically, protein crystal structures have been …
macromolecular crystallography (MX) studies. Historically, protein crystal structures have been …
[PDF][PDF] Enhancing Sampling of Water Rearrangements on Ligand Binding: A Comparison of Techniques
1 ABSTRACT Water often plays a key role in protein structure, molecular recognition, and
mediating protein-ligand interactions. Thus, free energy calculations must adequately sample …
mediating protein-ligand interactions. Thus, free energy calculations must adequately sample …
[PDF][PDF] How Much Pre-Polarization is Ideal for Fixed-Charge MD Simulations?
PS Nerenberg, JK Steck, DC Wych - Biophysical Journal, 2014 - cell.com
A fixed-charge MD force field by definition requires a compromise in the electrostatic model
used. For example, amino acids in the hydrophobic core of a protein are modeled with the …
used. For example, amino acids in the hydrophobic core of a protein are modeled with the …