READ ME File For 'Alister Boags Thesis Data' ReadMe Author: ALISTER BOAGS, University of Southampton DOI:https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D1821 This dataset supports the thesis entitled: Simulation studies of the bacterial periplasm AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: [July,2021] DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA Molecular dynamics simulations of the E. coli periplasmic environment. Proteins include OmpA, BLP, TolR, ApoD, LolA and the Mla family. Files enclosed include fully closed periplasmic membrane spaces and peptidoglycan models additionally. This dataset contains: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of proteins in the bacteria periplasm and other proteins, data was created at Southampton and A*STAR in Singapore: 1) BLP - OmpA - PGN 2) BLP - OmpA - TolR - PGN 3) LolA with inhibitor 4) Mla proteins 5) Apoliprotein D (ApoD) Date of data collection: 2016-2020 Information about geographic location of data collection: UK Singapore Related projects/Funders: IFLS A*STAR Related publication: Braun's Lipoprotein Facilitates OmpA Interaction with the Escherichia coli Cell Wall Details of hydrophobic entanglement between small molecules and Braun’s lipoprotein within the cavity of the bacterial chaperone LolA Binding From both sides: TolR and full-length OmpA bind and maintain the local structure of the E. coli cell wall The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Periplasm: Unexpected Molecular Interactions of Antibiotics Revealed by Considering Crowding Effects in E. coli Progress in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Gram-Negative Bacterial Cell Envelopes Date that this file was created: May, 2021