Molecular dynamics simulation of large-scale transitions at membranes and interfaces (B07)

• Subject Area: Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: since 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 200049484

How large-scale, cooperative structural transitions of biologicalsystems are controlled by small-scale, molecular interactions is far from fully understood. Here, we aim to derive the molecular and energetic determinants of two large-scale transitions: membrane fusion induced by viral fusion proteins, and assembly of amphiphilic hydrophobin proteins at the water surface.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1027: Physical Modelling of Non-Equilibrium Processes in Biological Systems
• Applicant Institution: Universität des Saarlandes
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Jochen Hub