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Chapin E Cavender¹, David A Case², Julian C-H Chen³

¹Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

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This review covers experimental data from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and protein crystallography for benchmarking protein force fields. It guides computational researchers on using these datasets to assess simulation accuracy.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Computational Biology
Structural Biology

Background:

Protein force fields are essential for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
Accurate force fields are crucial for reliable prediction of protein structure and dynamics.
Benchmarking force fields requires high-quality experimental data.

Purpose of the Study:

To review experimental datasets for benchmarking protein force fields.
To explain how nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and room temperature (RT) protein crystallography data can assess force field accuracy.
To guide computational researchers in using these datasets for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.

Main Methods:

Focus on structurally oriented experimental datasets.
Utilize data from NMR spectroscopy.
Incorporate data from RT protein crystallography.
Connect experimental observables to MD simulations.

Main Results:

NMR and RT crystallography provide valuable observables for structure and dynamics.
These observables are critical for assessing protein force field accuracy.
Best practices for setting up and analyzing benchmark simulations are discussed.

Conclusions:

Experimental data, particularly from NMR and RT crystallography, are vital for validating protein force fields.
Proper utilization of these datasets enhances the reliability of MD simulations.
This review serves as a guide for researchers developing or using protein force fields and machine learning models.