These are then studied using detailed simulations at a molecular level. Using this technique, they successfully simulated the entire membrane of a mitochondrion, a large organelle inside cells.

"Using complex simulations in supercomputers, we were recently able to show, together with other research groups, that the anchor causes the membrane to curve," Bhaskara says, adding that "under ...

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The simulation also showed the luminal domain gradually unfolding, changing its conformation in ways that would open up enough space for a molecule of vitamin B12 to pass through the barrel.

As the gatekeepers of ion flow through cell membranes, ion channels are of key interest in numerous cellular processes. Now, a new study describes an innovative new computational model that ...

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