title: Exploring membrane and protein dynamics with dissipative particle dynamics.
abstract: In this chapter, we review recent approaches and results when studying membrane and protein dynamics by means of dissipative particle dynamics (DPD). First, we introduce and discuss DPD as a method, for example, the choice of the thermostat, which is of interest when constructing a DPD code. Then, we review important results on pure membranes and lipid-water systems that have been obtained with DPD. Finally, we focus on simulations of membranes with associated or embedded model proteins that may trigger future research on the fundamental interactions of lipids and proteins in the context of living cells.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Physics I, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guigas
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morozova
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins