Spatiotemporal simulation of module assembly and function (D07)

• Subject Area: Biophysics
• Term: from 2011 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 25065445

We are developing and applying efficient computational methods for the specific simulation requirements of functional modules. These methods rely on a combination of adaptive molecular dynamics simulations and particle-based reaction-diffusion simulations. We apply them to investigate the spatiotemporal mechanisms of rod cell phototransduction, initiated by Rhodopsin activation through light; and the scission of endocytosed vesicles mediated by Dynamin oligomerization and dynamics.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 740: From Molecules to Modules: Organisation and Dynamics of Functional Units in Cells
• Applicant Institution: shared FU Berlin and HU Berlin through:; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Co-Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Frank Noé