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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Biophysics

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  • Coarse-grained (CG) models are crucial for simulating large biological systems.
  • Developing accurate CG water models is essential for these simulations.
  • Existing models often lack sufficient accuracy or transferability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a generic, polarizable coarse-grained (CG) water force field.
  • To enable multi-resolution modeling of biological systems with water.
  • To improve the efficiency of molecular simulations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a CG water model based on cluster-level electrostatic dipoles.
  • Introduced an exponential term in the non-bonded potential.
  • Parametrized the force field using AMOEBA, experimental density, dielectric permittivity, and isothermal compressibility.
  • Tested NC = 4/5/10 systems for various water properties and ion interactions.

Main Results:

  • The NC = 4/5/10 models accurately reproduce density and dielectric permittivity.
  • Predicted pressure-density and density-temperature relationships align with experimental/all-atom data.
  • Captured representative polarizable configurations and predicted ion-relevant radial distribution functions.
  • Achieved simulation efficiency gains of 20-42x compared to TIP3P.

Conclusions:

  • The developed polarizable CG water force field is practical and transferable.
  • It supports flexible extension to higher levels of coarse-graining.
  • Offers significant computational speed-up for molecular simulations.