[gmx-users] Problem in Ligand-Protein complex in POPC

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/11/14, 3:33 AM, neha bharti wrote:
> Hello All
>
> I am trying to perform MD for protein-ligand complex in POPC with charmm36
> force field and also follow Justin A. Lemkul tutorial using Gromacs VERSION
> 4.5.5.
>
> As I am working on Protein-Ligand complex I am having few queries:
>
> 1) The .pdb file was oriented along the z-axis using editconf -princ,
> followed by a rotation. We have to perform this step before separating the
> protein and ligand from the pdb file so that ligand also rotated along the
> same axis??
>
>
> 2) For orientation I use the following command.
>
> editconf -princ -f protein.pdb -o protein_princ.pdb
>
> editconf -rotate 0 0 90 -f protein_princ.pdb -o protein_princ_rotate.pdb
>
> But when I include the POPC then saw that  The protein is parallel align
> with popc which is not correct.
>
> I also use
>   editconf -rotate 0 90 0 -f protein_princ.pdb -o protein_princ_rotate.pdb
>
> but still the alignment is same.
>
> Should I use only editconf -princ command and skip the rotation part or
> what else I can do??
>
>
> 3) As* InflateGRO* script can not deal with ligand. So when should I
> include my ligand file in protein??
>
> I have included it before system creation and at the time of using
> *InflateGRO* script I remove my ligand file and again insert it after
>
> perl inflategro.pl confout.gro 0.95 DPPC 0 system_shrink1.gro 5
> area_shrink1.dat
>
> before solvating the system with water.
>
> Is this the right way or I have to do it by another way??
>

You can tell for yourself if it's right if the ligand is positioned correctly 
after preparing the rest of the system.  If the protein was suitably restrained, 
it should be.

-Justin

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