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ArticleCell reports. Physical science2025

Robustness in biomolecular simulations: Addressing challenges in data generation, analysis, and curation.

Anne M Brown, Justin A Lemkul

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Article in Cell reports. Physical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Allosteric Network Analysis Toolkit for Single-Domain Phosphoproteins.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
    Article
  4. Multiscale Computational Dissection of CCRL2-Mediated Chemerin Presentation.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anne M BrownUniversity Libraries, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Justin A LemkulDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

Funding

Exploring Electronic Polarization in Biomolecular Folding and InteractionsR35GM133754 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Justin Alan Lemkul · 2019 to 2026
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133754
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Computational simulations of biomolecules provide a wealth of information about the thermodynamic landscape of biologically important systems, kinetics of important cellular processes, and the biophysical basis of life. Despite the ubiquity of molecular simulations in biophysical literature, major challenges persist for new practitioners entering the field, and even for experienced computational scientists, in maintaining and distributing their simulation outcomes. Here, we summarize critical obstacles encountered when performing biomolecular simulations and provide best practices for performing simulations that are robust, reproducible, and hypothesis-driven. We also discuss practices that promote improved reproducibility and accessibility using reliable tools and databases.

Identifiers

PMID40519753
PMCPMC12165335

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