Influence of inorganic crystals and peptides on the structure and dynamics of lipid bilayers

COLL 311

Jeffry D. Madura, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Computational Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Computational Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Physiological behavior of membranes are readily influenced by the presence of inorganic crystals and peptides. In particular inorganic crystals are known to induce membranolysis while certain proteins can influence the structural integrity of red blood cell membranes. In this talk I will present the results from our solvated bilayer simulations in the presence of an inorganic crystal and a protein.