[gmx-users] Simulation of membrane protein

[James Starlight]

Justin,

I've found the same task of MSU's students :) They simulate membrane
formation without NPT stage ( after NVT they run production MD). From they
reports I've found that simplest membrane system could be formed within
10-30 Ns.  But what about try to make such simulation in vacuum at first
without any water ? Might the bilayer been formed in such conditions?

Finally I have small question about pereodic boundaries of such bilayer
system.

E.g I've done simplest system with water consisted of 8 lipid molecules +
some water.
This is the representation of the system
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/own11/lipids8.png
I want to simulate bilayer formation as well as concomitant hydrophobic
effect ( removing all water from formed bilayer)
Does the PBC presented in that example ( 2.64196   2.64196   6.85002 for 8
lipids) are enought for such lipid movement? It seems that more free space
aree needed for overal turn of lipid molecules. How I can calculate exactly
PBC value required for my system ?


James

2011/10/25 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>

>
>
> James Starlight wrote:
>
>> Justin,
>>
>> Could you tell me if I want to simulate self-organization of the pure
>> lipid bilayer starting from the initial random placed molecules in water.
>> Does this simulation need in pre-md NVT and NPT equilibration?
>>
>
> Some form of equilibration is always required.
>
>
>  What the average time for NPT? I think that If this stage should occur it
>> must be consist of long ( tens of NS ) preequilibration.
>>
>>
>>
> Temperature and pressure will likely converge within a few ns, but the
> simulation is not equilibrated until the membrane has formed, I would say.
>  This is a process that can take hundreds of ns, or even us.  Check the
> literature for established protocols; there are reports of bilayer
> self-assembly already published.
>
> -Justin
>
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