PROJECT #17308 RESEARCH FOR COVID-19
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PROJECT SUMMARY

These projects involve the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) and its target receptor in humans, ACE2.

We are simulating these proteins alone and in complex with each other (and with and without glycosylation).

We will build Markov State Models using the Fah simulation data, which will help us identify the metastable states of each protein/protein complex.

Given these experiments, we hope to be able to explain the impact of glycosylation on RBD conformational dynamics as well as identify whether there are shifts in metastable states upon RBD:ACE2 binding.

Ultimately, the knowledge gained here will help infom drug design efforts. Note: these projects are replacing 17304-6, as 17304-6 had to be stopped due to work server issues.

PROJECT INFO

Manager(s): Ivy Zhang

Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Project URL: http://www.choderalab.org/members/#ivy-zhang

PROJECT WORK UNIT SUMMARY

Atoms: 158,384

Core: OPENMM_22

Status: Public