[gmx-users] FW: Position Restraints problem

Justin Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Thu Oct 15 13:44:40 CEST 2015



On 10/15/15 5:28 AM, Chiara Bello wrote:
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> From: kiarabell at msn.com
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: RE: [gmx-users] Position Restraints problem
> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:20:49 +0000
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> I'm sorry but I don't think my case is one of the phenomena described in the list, the problem appears after applying the restraints, and not after the pbc. Using explicit solvent method I didn't detect this problem, using the method of implicit solvent instead the structure appears as attached.
> This is the mdp file I used to apply the restraints:
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> ; run parameters for position restraints
> ; with temperature and pressure equilibration
> ; values appropriate for CHARMM27 force field
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> include                  = -I. -I.. -I../top
> define                   = -DPOSRES
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> integrator               = md
> tinit                    = 0.0
> dt                       = 0.002
> nsteps                   = 12500
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> nstxout                  = 500
> nstvout                  = 500
> nstfout                  = 500
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> nstlog                   = 500
> nstenergy                = 500
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> comm-mode                = Linear
> nstcomm                  = 1000
> comm-grps                = SYSTEM
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> nstlist                  = 5
> ns_type                  = grid
> pbc                      = xyz
> rlist                    = 1.0
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> coulombtype              = Cut-off
> rcoulomb                 = 1.2
> epsilon_r                = 1
> epsilon_rf               = 54
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> vdw-type                 = Cut-off
> rvdw-switch              = 1.0
> rvdw                     = 1.2
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> DispCorr                 = EnerPres
> fourierspacing           = 0.12
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> pme_order                = 4
> ewald_rtol               = 1e-05
> ewald_geometry           = 3d
> epsilon_surface          = 0
> optimize_fft             = yes
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> Tcoupl                   = V-rescale
> tau_t                    = 0.1
> tc-grps                  = protein
> ref_t                    = 300
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> Pcoupl                   = berendsen
> Pcoupltype               = isotropic
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> tau_p                    = 0.5
> compressibility          = 4.5e-5
> ref_p                    = 1.0
> refcoord_scaling         = COM
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> gen_vel                  = yes
> gen-temp                 = 300
> gen_seed                 = -1
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> constraints              = all-bonds
> constraint-algorithm     = Lincs
> lincs-order              = 4
> lincs-iter               = 1
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> ; Implicit solvent
> implicit_solvent     = GBSA
> gb_algorithm         = OBC
> nstgbradii           = 1.0
> rgbradii         = 1.0
> gb_epsilon_solvent      = 80
> gb_dielectric_offset     = 0.009
> sa_algorithm                 = Ace-approximation
> sa_surface_tension        = 0.0054
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Setting up a periodic system with pressure coupling, while using an implicit 
solvent, does not make sense.  This explains the "breaking" of your system, 
because the box compresses down to the size of the protein, meaning all frames 
will cross PBC and appear broken.  Implicit systems should be set up without 
PBC, no pressure coupling, and longer cutoffs.

-Justin

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> My itp file:
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> ;  i funct       fcx        fcy        fcz
>   175    1       1000       1000       1000
>   176    1       1000       1000       1000
>   177    1       1000       1000       1000
>   178    1       1000       1000       1000
>   179    1       1000       1000       1000
>   180    1       1000       1000       1000
>   181    1       1000       1000       1000
>   182    1       1000       1000       1000
>   183    1       1000       1000       1000
>   184    1       1000       1000       1000
>   185    1       1000       1000       1000
>   186    1       1000       1000       1000
>   187    1       1000       1000       1000
>   188    1       1000       1000       1000
>   189    1       1000       1000       1000
>   190    1       1000       1000       1000
>   191    1       1000       1000       1000
>   192    1       1000       1000       1000
>   193    1       1000       1000       1000
>   194    1       1000       1000       1000
>   195    1       1000       1000       1000
>   196    1       1000       1000       1000
>   197    1       1000       1000       1000
>   198    1       1000       1000       1000
>   199    1       1000       1000       1000
>   200    1       1000       1000       1000
>   201    1       1000       1000       1000
>   202    1       1000       1000       1000
>   203    1       1000       1000       1000
>   204    1       1000       1000       1000
>   205    1       1000       1000       1000
>   206    1       1000       1000       1000
>   207    1       1000       1000       1000
>   208    1       1000       1000       1000
>   209    1       1000       1000       1000
>   210    1       1000       1000       1000
>   211    1       1000       1000       1000
>   212    1       1000       1000       1000
>   213    1       1000       1000       1000
>   214    1       1000       1000       1000
>   215    1       1000       1000       1000
> .....etc
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> My top file;
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> Command line was:
> ;    pdb2gmx -f 4AKE.pdb -o protein.pdb -p 4ake.top -i protein_posre.itp -ff charmm27 -nochargegrp
> ;
> ;    Force field was read from the standard Gromacs share directory.
> ;
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> ; Include forcefield parameters
> #include "charmm27.ff/forcefield.itp"
>
> [ moleculetype ]
> ; Name            nrexcl
> Protein_chain_A     3
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> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass  typeB    chargeB      massB
> ; residue   1 MET rtp MET  q +1.0
>       1        NH3      1    MET      N      1       -0.3     14.007   ; qtot -0.3
>       2         HC      1    MET     H1      2       0.33      1.008   ; qtot 0.03
>       3         HC      1    MET     H2      3       0.33      1.008   ; qtot 0.36
>    ....etc
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> Include Position restraint file
> #ifdef POSRES
> #include "helices.itp"
> #endif
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> [ system ]
> ; Name
> ADENYLATE KINASE
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> [ molecules ]
> ; Compound        #mols
> Protein_chain_A     1
>   		 	   		
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Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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