SpringSaLaD software was used to model contractility kits, complexes in the cytoplasm of Dictyostelium cells consisting of myosin II and cortexillin I in the publication, Particle-based model of mechanosensory contractility kit assembly.
VCell was pleased and honored to host its 18th annual VCell Short Course on June 12-14, 2017. Twelve national and international scientists traveled to work with VCell developers and administrators to construct Virtual Cell models based on their own, personal research interests. Thanks to all for a successful time!
Update released August 4, 2016. It fixes a minor bug in cluster size statistics. Go to CCAM Software to replace your current version.
12 investigators traveled to CCAM to work with the VCell team, developing a model relevant to their specific research project.
2016 -06-09 Hysteresis-like binding of coagulation factors x/xa to procoagulant activated platelets and phospholipids results from multistep association and membrane-dependent multimerization (Podoplelova et al. 2016. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1858:1216-1227. PMID 26874201). Find the public BioModel here.
VCell models were used to quantitatively analyze FRET measurements were used to demonstrate that voltage-sensing phosphatases (VSPs) have catalytic activity for PIP3 (Keum et al. 2016. Phosphoinositide 5- and 3-phosphatase activities of a voltage-sensing phosphatase in living cells show identical voltage dependence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 10.1073/pnas.1606472113, PMID 27222577). Find the public VCell model here.
2016-05-03 A new model of pancreatic beta cell G-protein coupled receptors and second messenger interactions was recently published in PLoS One by Fridlyand and Philipson. Go to our Published Models listing to link to the publication and view details of the model.
2016-03-01. A new publication describes a VCell model that evaluates the contributions of protein kinases and beta-arrestin to termination of protease-activated receptor 2 signaling. Visit the Published Models page for details and links to the publication.
2016-02-02 SpringSaLad (Springs, Sites, and Langevin Dynamics) is a new software that uses a course-grained approach to model biomolecules as a group of linked spherical sites with excluded volumes. The software user material is available here. Read about the method and software in Springsalad: A spatial, particle-based biochemical simulation platform with excluded volume. Michalski, P.J., and L.M. Loew. 2016 Biophys J. 110:523-529. PMID 26840718.
2016-06-08 A new VCell Model from the Hille lab describes the dynamics of phosphoinositide signaling in sympathetic neurons. Details of the model and links to the publication can be found on our Published Models listing.
