Abstract

Classical molecular dynamics modeling of whole viruses or their capsids in explicit water is discussed, and known examples from the literature are analyzed. Only works on all-atom modeling in explicit water are included. Physical chemistry of the whole system is the focus, which includes the structure and dynamics of the biomolecules as well as water and ion behavior in and around the virus particle. It was demonstrated that in most investigations molecular phenomena that currently can not be studied experimentally are successfully reproduced and explained by the simulations. These include, for example, transport and distribution of ions inside viruses that ultimately connected to their stability, the hydrodynamic pressure in the capsid related to viruses' elastic properties, the role of metal ions in virus swelling, and others. Current and future tendencies in the development of all-atom virus simulations are outlined.

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