HSIM: a simulation programme to study large assemblies of proteins
Résumé
To study the assembly, the movements and the dissociation of large numbers of molecules in a virtual cell, a simulation program, HSIM, has been developed. The simulator is driven using a description of the model system written in a language we have also developed that does not limit the simulation program to a particular model. We present here the simulation of two completely different models: the growth of actin-like filaments in a prokaryotic cell, and the association and dissociation of proteins into large assemblies.