Metal ions affect the formation and stability of amyloid β aggregates at multiple length scales

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 8951-8961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myeongsang Lee ◽  
Jae In Kim ◽  
Sungsoo Na ◽  
Kilho Eom
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Amyloid Β ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Multiple Length Scales ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

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.

Parameterization of Divalent Cations for Coarse-Grained Simulations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Klein ◽  
Daniela Cáceres-Rojas ◽  
Monica Carrasco ◽  
Juan Carlos Tapia ◽  
Julio Caballero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Interaction Parameters ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dynamical Description

<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>

Destabilization of Alzheimer’s Aβ42 protofibrils with acyclovir, carmustine, curcumin, and tetracycline: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishrat Jahan ◽  
Shahid M Nayeem
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Amyloid Β ◽  
Neural Tissue ◽  
Amyloid Β Peptide ◽  
Characteristic Symptom ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

One of the most common dementia among neurodegenerative diseases is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The characteristic symptom of AD is the deposition and aggregation of amyloid-β-peptide in the neural tissue. A...

scholarly journals DNA triplex structure, thermodynamics, and destabilisation: insight from molecular simulations

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (20) ◽  
pp. 14013-14023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda J. Boehm ◽  
Charles Whidborne ◽  
Alexander L. Button ◽  
Tara L. Pukala ◽  
David M. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Friedreich’S Ataxia ◽  
Dna Triplexes ◽  
Dna Triplex ◽  
Triplex Structure ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to elucidate the structure and thermodynamics of DNA triplexes associated with the neurodegenerative disease Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), as well as complexes of these triplexes with the small molecule netropsin, which is known to destabilise triplexes.

Pressure increases the ice-like order of water at hydrophobic interfaces

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (33) ◽  
pp. 21257-21261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Hölzl ◽  
Dominik Horinek
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Ice-like order of water at hydrophobic interfaces is quantified on different length scales based on molecular dynamics simulations.

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