Lipids on the move: Simulations of membrane pores, domains, stalks and curves

Siewert J. Marrink*, Alex H. de Vries, D. Peter Tieleman

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Abstract

In this review we describe the state-of-the-art of computer simulation studies of lipid membranes. We focus on collective lipid-lipid and lipid-protein interactions that trigger deformations of the natural lamellar membrane state, showing that many important biological processes including self-aggregation of membrane components into domains, the formation of non-lamellar phases, and membrane poration and curving, are now amenable to detailed simulation studies. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-168
Number of pages20
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes
Volume1788
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan-2009

Keywords

  • Computer modeling
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Biological membrane
  • Non-lamellar phase
  • Self-assembly
  • Phase transformation
  • Membrane pore
  • Vesicle
  • Lipid flip-flop
  • MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS
  • COARSE-GRAINED MODEL
  • DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS
  • SELF-ASSEMBLED MEMBRANES
  • IONIC CHARGE IMBALANCE
  • ARGININE SIDE-CHAIN
  • COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS
  • VOLTAGE SENSOR
  • VESICLE FUSION
  • ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

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