title: Molecular dynamics simulations of nucleic acid-protein complexes.
abstract: Molecular dynamics simulation studies of protein-nucleic acid complexes are more complicated than studies of either component alone-the force field has to be properly balanced, the systems tend to become very large, and a careful treatment of solvent and of electrostatic interactions is necessary. Recent investigations into several protein-DNA and protein-RNA systems have shown the feasibility of the simulation approach, yielding results of biological interest not readily accessible to experimental methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Lennart.Nilsson@biosci.ki.se
authors.forename: Alexander D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mackerell
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins