[gmx-users] Adding modified nucleotide to a forcefield

william Stebbeds willstebbeds at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 4 07:25:11 CET 2011


Success! Following your advice, and with a few tweaks everything is running smoothly, thank you so much for your help.
all the best
Will 




> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:44:48 -0500
> From: jalemkul at vt.edu
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Adding modified nucleotide to a forcefield
> 
> 
> 
> william Stebbeds wrote:
> > Thanks again,
> > 
> > You were right, it was a misaligned pdb file :).
> > 
> > However I now get an error when I use grompp:
> > 
> > ERROR 1 [file newoxi.noNaCl_DNA.itp, line 1381]:
> >   No default Bond types
> > 
> > 
> > ERROR 2 [file newoxi.noNaCl_DNA.itp, line 4462]:
> >   No default Angle types
> > 
> > 
> > ERROR 3 [file newoxi.noNaCl_DNA.itp, line 4464]:
> >   No default Angle types
> > 
> > 
> > ERROR 4 [file newoxi.noNaCl_DNA.itp, line 6919]:
> >   No default Improper Dih. types
> > 
> > My assumption is that I have not set the angles and dihedrals properly 
> > but have rechecked the rtp entry and all seems to be correct.
> > 
> 
> The errors indicate that you've specified bonded parameters that do not exist in 
> the force field.  Look into the referenced .itp file at those lines, map back 
> the atoms in question, and identify which terms they correspond to.  If you 
> don't find matching entries in ffbonded.itp, then either you have to derive them 
> yourself or find suitable parameters for them.
> 
> -Justin
> 
> > Once Again thank you for helping out a gromacs newbie.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:43:24 -0500
> >  > From: jalemkul at vt.edu
> >  > To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> >  > Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Adding modified nucleotide to a forcefield
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > william Stebbeds wrote:
> >  > > Thanks for the reply,
> >  > >
> >  > > ffamber99sb.rtp entry:
> >  > > [ DGO ]
> >  > > [ atoms ]
> >  > > P amber99_46 1.16590 1
> >  > > O1P amber99_45 -0.77610 2
> >  > > O2P amber99_45 -0.77610 3
> >  > > O5' amber99_44 -0.49540 4
> >  > > C5' amber99_11 -0.00690 5
> >  > > H5'1 amber99_19 0.07540 6
> >  > > H5'2 amber99_19 0.07540 7
> >  > > C4' amber99_11 0.16290 8
> >  > > H4' amber99_19 0.11760 9
> >  > > O4' amber99_44 -0.36910 10
> >  > > C1' amber99_11 0.03580 11
> >  > > H1' amber99_20 0.17460 12
> >  > > N9 amber99_40 0.05770 13
> >  > > C8 amber99_6 0.07360 14
> >  > > O8 amber99_44 -0.36910 15
> >  > > N7 amber99_36 -0.57250 16
> >  > > C5 amber99_4 0.19910 17
> >  > > C6 amber99_2 0.49180 18
> >  > > O6 amber99_41 -0.56990 19
> >  > > N1 amber99_35 -0.50530 20
> >  > > H1 amber99_17 0.35200 21
> >  > > C2 amber99_3 0.74320 22
> >  > > N2 amber99_38 -0.92300 23
> >  > > H21 amber99_17 0.42350 24
> >  > > H22 amber99_17 0.42350 25
> >  > > N3 amber99_37 -0.66360 26
> >  > > C4 amber99_4 0.18140 27
> >  > > C3' amber99_11 0.07130 28
> >  > > H3' amber99_19 0.09850 29
> >  > > C2' amber99_11 -0.08540 30
> >  > > H2'1 amber99_18 0.07180 31
> >  > > H2'2 amber99_18 0.07180 32
> >  > > O3' amber99_44 -0.52320 33
> >  > > [ bonds ]
> >  > > P O1P
> >  > > P O2P
> >  > > P O5'
> >  > > O5' C5'
> >  > > C5' H5'1
> >  > > C5' H5'2
> >  > > C5' C4'
> >  > > C4' H4'
> >  > > C4' O4'
> >  > > C4' C3'
> >  > > O4' C1'
> >  > > C1' H1'
> >  > > C1' N9
> >  > > C1' C2'
> >  > > N9 C8
> >  > > N9 C4
> >  > > C8 O8
> >  > > C8 N7
> >  > > N7 C5
> >  > > C5 C6
> >  > > C5 C4
> >  > > C6 O6
> >  > > C6 N1
> >  > > N1 H1
> >  > > N1 C2
> >  > > C2 N2
> >  > > C2 N3
> >  > > N2 H21
> >  > > N2 H22
> >  > > N3 C4
> >  > > C3' H3'
> >  > > C3' C2'
> >  > > C3' O3'
> >  > > C2' H2'1
> >  > > C2' H2'2
> >  > > -O3' P
> >  > > [ dihedrals ]
> >  > > O4' C1' N9 C4 proper_X_CT_N*_X
> >  > > C1' N9 C8 O8 proper_X_CK_N*_X
> >  > > C1' N9 C8 N7 proper_X_CK_N*_X
> >  > > C1' N9 C4 C5 proper_X_CB_N*_X
> >  > > C1' N9 C4 N3 proper_X_CB_N*_X
> >  > > H1' C1' N9 C8 proper_X_CT_N*_X
> >  > > H1' C1' N9 C4 proper_X_CT_N*_X
> >  > > C8 N9 C4 C5 proper_X_CB_N*_X
> >  > > C8 N9 C4 N3 proper_X_CB_N*_X
> >  > > C5 C6 N1 H1 proper_X_C_NA_X
> >  > > C5 C6 N1 C2 proper_X_C_NA_X
> >  > > C6 N1 C2 N2 proper_X_CA_NA_X
> >  > > C6 N1 C2 N3 proper_X_CA_NA_X
> >  > > O6 C6 N1 H1 proper_X_C_NA_X
> >  > > O6 C6 N1 C2 proper_X_C_NA_X
> >  > > N1 C2 N3 C4 proper_X_CA_NC_X
> >  > > H1 N1 C2 N2 proper_X_CA_NA_X
> >  > > H1 N1 C2 N3 proper_X_CA_NA_X
> >  > > N2 C2 N3 C4 proper_X_CA_NC_X
> >  > > H8 C8 N7 C5 proper_X_CK_NB_X
> >  > > N9 C8 N7 C5 proper_X_CK_NB_X
> >  > > H8 C8 N9 C4 proper_X_CK_N*_X
> >  > > N7 C8 N9 C4 proper_X_CK_N*_X
> >  > > O4' C1' C2' H2'1 proper_H_CT_CT_O
> >  > > O4' C1' C2' H2'2 proper_H_CT_CT_O
> >  > > O3' C3' C2' H2'1 proper_H_CT_CT_O
> >  > > O3' C3' C2' H2'2 proper_H_CT_CT_O
> >  > > [ impropers ]
> >  > > C4 C8 N9 C1' nucleic_imp_10
> >  > > C5 N1 C6 O6
> >  > > C6 C2 N1 H1 nucleic_imp_10
> >  > > C2 H21 N2 H22
> >  > > N9 N7 C8 O8
> >  > > N2 N1 C2 N3 nucleic_imp_11
> >  > >
> >  > > DGO was also added to residuetypes.dat. hdb file was also updated, as
> >  > > was dna.rtp within amber99sb.ff.
> >  > >
> >  > > The problem is not a simple missing bond, as when the structure goes
> >  > > through pdb2gmx, the new nucleotide appears on the other side of the
> >  > > pbc, in a straight line (i.e. without form).
> >  > >
> >  >
> >  > As in, the atoms of DGO are visually a straight line? That would be a
> >  > consequence of an incorrectly-formatted input file. If you're using a 
> > .pdb
> >  > file, it's fixed-format, so any incorrect spacing will screw up the 
> > coordinates.
> >  >
> >  > To clarify, are you missing a bond, as your first message would 
> > imply? I can
> >  > see how you might be missing bonds; your residue definition doesn't 
> > specify a
> >  > bond to the next nucleotide (i.e. "O3' +P"), although if it's a 3' 
> > ending
> >  > nucleotide, this wouldn't apply. If it's an internal residue, you may 
> > also be
> >  > missing necessary dihedral definitions as well.
> >  >
> >  > -Justin
> >  >
> >  > > Thanks
> >  > >
> >  > > Will
> >  > >
> >  > > > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 16:07:42 -0500
> >  > > > From: jalemkul at vt.edu
> >  > > > To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> >  > > > Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Adding modified nucleotide to a forcefield
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > william Stebbeds wrote:
> >  > > > > Hello,
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > I am attempting to add 8-oxo-dG (8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine) to the
> >  > > > > amber99sb force field. This is a simple modification of the H8
> >  > > hydrogen
> >  > > > > on a guanine to an oxygen atom. I have followed the 
> > instructions on
> >  > > the
> >  > > > > gromacs site on adding residues.
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > However the new nucleotide will not work, it will not attach to the
> >  > > > > adjacent nucleotides in the sequence.
> >  > > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > So a bond is missing?
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > Any help would be very much appreciated, if any more information is
> >  > > > > required please let me know.
> >  > > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > A lot more information is needed, at the very least, your .rtp entry.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > -Justin
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > Best Regards
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > William Stebbeds
> >  > > > > Cranfield University
> >  > > > > UK
> >  > > > >
> >  > > >
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