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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149-168 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes |
Volume | 1788 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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