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    • Biophysics
    • Computational Biology

    Background:

    • Protein internal cavities are dynamic and crucial for protein function.
    • Studying these dynamics requires tools for rapid identification and time-dependent structural assessment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel computational tool for analyzing dynamic protein cavities.
    • To enable visualization and assessment of time-dependent cavity structures.

    Main Methods:

    • A Voronoi diagram approach is used to compute cavity structures from molecular dynamics trajectories.
    • The method includes a pre-processing step and an interactive visualization stage.
    • Dynamic cavity paths with user-defined constriction sizes can be computed.

    Main Results:

    • The tool allows for rapid identification and analysis of internal protein cavities.
    • Time-dependent changes in cavity structure components can be assessed.
    • Cavity dynamics are visualized in a single image, colored by time-dependent dynamics.

    Conclusions:

    • The Voronoi-based approach accurately computes internal cavity geometry in biomolecules.
    • Enables computation of dynamic molecular paths with user-defined constrictions.
    • Demonstrates utility in analyzing protein dynamics, exemplified by bacteriorhodopsin.