All-Atom Membrane Builder via Multiscale Simulation
I present an automated and flexible tool designed for constructing bilayer membranes at all-atom (AA) resolution. The builder initiates the construction and equilibration of bilayer membranes at Martini coarse-grained (CG) resolution, followed by resolution enhancement to the atomic level using the accompanying backmapping tool. Notably, this tool enables users to create bilayer membranes with user-defined lipid compositions and protein structures, while also offering the flexibility to accommodate new lipid types. To assess the simplicity and robustness of the tool, I demonstrate the construction of several membranes incorporating protein structures. The tool is freely available at github.com/ksy141/mstool.
Authors
- Siyoung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4670-9747)
Institutions
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.4c01059
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.70