Applications of Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Protein Study

Abstract

Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations is increasingly used as a powerful tool to study protein structure-related questions. Starting from the early simulation study on the photoisomerization in rhodopsin in 1976, MD Simulations has been used to study protein function, protein stability, protein–protein interaction, enzymatic reactions and drug–protein interactions, and membrane proteins. In this review, we provide a brief review for the history of MD Simulations application and the current status of MD Simulations applications in protein studies.

Keywords

• molecular dynamics simulations
• enhanced sampling techniques
• membrane dynamics
• GPCRs
• lipid-protein interactions
• ACE-2 membrane receptor