Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems

by Gregory A. Voth (Editor)

Overview

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing coarse-grained representations for complex systems. It explains how this approach can be used in the simulation and modeling of condensed phase and biomolecular systems.

Each chapter focuses on specific examples of evolving coarse-graining methodologies and presents results for a variety of complex systems. The contributors carefully detail their own coarse-graining approach, exploring its motivation, strengths, weaknesses, and important application examples. They discuss two of the most successful coarse-graining schemes for soft matter: inverse and multiscale coarse-graining. The book also describes current coarse-grained model development for peptides and proteins at the amino acid level and larger length scales.

Assembling the work of some of the most influential, world-renowned researchers in the field, this book provides a unified, in-depth overview of all the coarse-grained schemes developed for condensed phase and biomolecular systems. It shows the promise of coarse-graining as a revolutionary advancement in the scientific community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420059557
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/22/2008
Pages:	490
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. The MARTINI Force Field. The Multiscale Coarse-Graining Method. A Model for Lipid Bilayers in Implicit Solvent. Coarse-Grained Dynamics of Anisotropic Systems. State-Point Dependence and Transferability of Potentials in Systematic Structural Coarse-Graining. Systematic Approach to Coarse-Graining of Molecular Descriptions and Interactions with Applications to Lipid Membranes. Simulation of Protein Structure and Dynamics with the Coarse-Grained UNRES Force Field. Coarse-Grained Structure-Based Simulations of Proteins and RNA. On the Development of Coarse-Grained Protein Models. Characterization of Protein-Folding Landscapes by Coarse-Grain Models Incorporating Experimental Data. Principles and Practicalities of Canonical Mixed-Resolution Sampling of Biomolecules. Pathways of Conformational Transitions in Proteins. Insights into the Sequence-Dependent Macromolecular Properties of DNA from Base-Pair Level Modeling. Coarse-Grain Models for Nucleic Acids and Large Nucleoprotein Assemblies. Elastic Network Models of Coarse-Grained Proteins Are Effective for Studying the Structural Control Exerted over Their Dynamics. Coarse-Grained Elastic Normal Mode Analysis and Its Applications in X-Ray Crystallographic Refinement at Moderate Resolutions. Coarse-Grained Normal Mode Analysis to Explore Large-Scale Dynamics of Biological Molecules. One-Bead Coarse-Grained Models for Proteins. Application of Residue-Based and Shape-Based Coarse-Graining to Biomolecular Simulations. Coarse-Graining Protein Mechanics. Self-Assembly of Surfactants in Bulk Phases and at Interfaces Using Coarse-Grain Models. Coarse-Grained Simulations of Polyelectrolytes. Monte Carlo Simulations of a Coarse-Grain Model for Block Copolymer Systems. Structure-Based Coarse- and Fine-Graining in Soft Matter Simulations. From Atomistic Modeling of Macromolecules toward Equations of State for Polymer Solutions and Melts. Effective Interaction Potentials for Coarse-Grained Simulations of Polymer-Tethered Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in Solution. Coarse-Graining in Time. Index.