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Bringing Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data into View

  • Trends Biochem Sci. 2019 Nov;44(11):902-913. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.06.004.
Peter W Hildebrand 1,  Alexander S Rose 2,  Johanna K S Tiemann 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Berlin Insitute of Health (BIH), 10178 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 2 RCSB Protein Data Bank, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, CA, USA.
  • 3 Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, 04107 Leipzig, Germany.
PMID: 31301982 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.06.004
Abstract

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations monitor time-resolved motions of macromolecules. While visualization of MD trajectories allows an instant and intuitive understanding of dynamics and function, so far mainly static representations are provided in the published literature. Recent advances in browser technology may allow for the sharing of trajectories through interactive visualization on the web. We believe that providing intuitive and interactive visualization, along with related protocols and analysis data, promotes understanding, reliability, and reusability of MD simulations. Existing barriers for sharing MD simulations are discussed and emerging solutions are highlighted. We predict that interactive visualization of MD trajectories will quickly be adopted by researchers, research consortiums, journals, and funding agencies to gather and distribute results from MD simulations via the web.

Keywords

interactive visualization; molecular dynamics; molecular graphics; sharing; trajectory; web-based.

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