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Nathan R. Kern 1, Jumin Lee 2, Yeol Kyo Choi 2 & Wonpil Im 1,2,3,*
1Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
2Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
3Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
*Corresponding author: correspondence to Wonpil Im
Abstract
Atomic-scale molecular modeling and simulation are powerful tools for computational biology. However, constructing models with large, densely packed molecules, non-water solvents, or with combinations of multiple biomembranes, polymers, and nanomaterials remains challenging and requires significant time and expertise. Furthermore, existing tools do not support such assemblies under the periodic boundary conditions (PBC) necessary for molecular simulation. Here, we describe Multicomponent Assembler in CHARMM-GUI that automates complex molecular assembly and simulation input preparation under the PBC. In this work, we demonstrate its versatility by preparing 6 challenging systems with varying density of large components: (1) solvated proteins, (2) solvated proteins with a pre-equilibrated membrane, (3) solvated proteins with a sheet-like nanomaterial, (4) solvated proteins with a sheet-like polymer, (5) a mixed membrane-nanomaterial system, and (6) a sheet-like polymer with gaseous solvent. Multicomponent Assembler is expected to be a unique cyberinfrastructure to study complex interactions between small molecules, biomacromolecules, polymers, and nanomaterials.
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