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  • Title: Molecular dynamics simulations of gramicidin A in a lipid bilayer: from structure-function relations to force fields.
    Author: Baştuğ T, Patra SM, Kuyucak S.
    Journal: Chem Phys Lipids; 2006 Jun; 141(1-2):197-204. PubMed ID: 16600199.
    Abstract:
    Molecular dynamics simulations of membrane proteins have become a popular tool for studying their dynamic features, which are not easily accessible by experiments. Whether the force fields developed for globular proteins are adequate this purpose is an important question that is often glossed over. Here we determine the permeation properties of potassium ions in the gramicidin A channel in a lipid bilayer from free energy simulations, and compare the results to experimental data. In particular, we check the dependence of the free energy barriers ions face at the channel center on the membrane size. The results indicate that there is a serious problem with the current rigid force fields independent of the membrane size, and new, possibly polarizable, force fields need to be developed to resolve this problem.
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