Abstract
The Martini 3 coarse-grain force field has greatly improved upon its predecessor, having already been successfully employed in several applications. Here, we gauge the accuracy of Martini 2 and 3 protein interactions in two types of systems: coiled coil peptide dimers in water and transmembrane peptides. Coiled coil dimers form incorrectly under Martini 2 and not at all under Martini 3. With transmembrane peptides, Martini 3 represents better the membrane thickness–peptide tilt relationship, but shorter peptides do not remain transmembranar. We discuss related observations, and describe mitigation strategies involving either scaling interactions or restraining the system.
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