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BUMPy: A Model-Independent Tool for Constructing Lipid Bilayers of Varying Curvature and Composition.


ABSTRACT: Molecular dynamics is a powerful tool to investigate atomistic and mesoscopic phenomena in lipid bilayer systems. These studies have progressed with the advent of increased computational power, and efforts are now increasingly being directed toward investigating the role of curvature and bilayer morphology, as these are critical features of biological processes. Computational studies of lipid bilayers benefit from tools that can create starting configurations for molecular dynamics simulations, but the majority of such tools are restricted to generating flat bilayers. Generating curved bilayer configurations comes with practical complications and potential ramifications on physical properties in the simulated system if the bilayer is initiated in a high-strain state. We present a new tool for creating curved lipid bilayers that combines flexibility of shape, force field, model resolution, and bilayer composition. A key aspect of our approach is the use of the monolayer pivotal plane location to accurately estimate interleaflet area differences in a curved bilayer. Our tool is named BUMPy (Building Unique Membranes in Python), is written in Python, is fast, and has a simple command line interface.

SUBMITTER: Boyd KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545900 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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BUMPy: A Model-Independent Tool for Constructing Lipid Bilayers of Varying Curvature and Composition.

Boyd Kevin J KJ   May Eric R ER  

Journal of chemical theory and computation 20181129 12


Molecular dynamics is a powerful tool to investigate atomistic and mesoscopic phenomena in lipid bilayer systems. These studies have progressed with the advent of increased computational power, and efforts are now increasingly being directed toward investigating the role of curvature and bilayer morphology, as these are critical features of biological processes. Computational studies of lipid bilayers benefit from tools that can create starting configurations for molecular dynamics simulations,  ...[more]

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