[gmx-users] pdb2gmx assign CSER to non-terminal serine

Justin Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Tue May 3 18:04:48 CEST 2016



On 5/3/16 12:02 PM, Zheng Ruan wrote:
> Hi Gromacs Users,
>
> I'm using pdb2gmx to process my pdb files with a phospho-tyrosine
> using amber99sb-ildn.ff. The relavant content in my pdb looks like this
> (There is a serine before phosphorylated tyrosine):
>
> ATOM    202  N   SER    26      31.593 -68.669 -25.834  1.00208.96
>   N
> ATOM    203  CA  SER    26      32.638 -67.843 -25.302  1.00208.96
>   C
> ATOM    204  C   SER    26      31.995 -66.621 -24.727  1.00208.96
>   C
> ATOM    205  O   SER    26      30.979 -66.149 -25.232  1.00208.96
>   O
> ATOM    206  CB  SER    26      33.644 -67.365 -26.363  1.00208.96
>   C
> ATOM    207  OG  SER    26      34.330 -68.476 -26.921  1.00208.96
>   O
> ATOM    208  N   Y2P    27      32.567 -66.088 -23.628  1.00307.13
>   N
> ATOM    209  CA  Y2P    27      32.019 -64.903 -23.034  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    210  C   Y2P    27      33.156 -64.013 -22.644  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    211  O   Y2P    27      34.263 -64.481 -22.390  1.00307.13
>   O
> ATOM    212  CB  Y2P    27      31.197 -65.174 -21.762  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    213  CG  Y2P    27      30.697 -63.861 -21.266  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    214  OG  Y2P    27      29.295 -60.184 -19.874  1.00307.13
>   O
> ATOM    215  CD1 Y2P    27      29.578 -63.285 -21.820  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    216  CD2 Y2P    27      31.346 -63.208 -20.242  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    217  CE1 Y2P    27      29.115 -62.073 -21.365  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    218  CE2 Y2P    27      30.887 -61.996 -19.783  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    219  CZ  Y2P    27      29.768 -61.428 -20.343  1.00307.13
>   C
> ATOM    220  P   Y2P    27      29.208 -59.251 -20.980  0.00  0.00
>   P
> ATOM    221  O1P Y2P    27      30.631 -58.900 -21.344  0.00  0.00
>   O
> ATOM    222  O2P Y2P    27      28.565 -59.705 -22.398  0.00  0.00
>   O
> ATOM    223  O3P Y2P    27      28.289 -58.144 -20.524  0.00  0.00
>   O
>
> I followed the online protocol to convert the amber parameters from Bryce
> into my force field. The Y2P entry in aminoacids.rtp I add looks like this:
>
> [ Y2P ]
>  [ atoms ]
>      N    N           -0.516300     1
>      H    H            0.293600     2
>     CA    CT           0.141279     3
>     HA    H1           0.027982     4
>     CB    CT          -0.251171     5
>    HB1    HC           0.081930     6
>    HB2    HC           0.081930     7
>     CG    CA           0.073446     8
>    CD1    CA          -0.198084     9
>    HD1    HA           0.112503    10
>    CE1    CA          -0.254266    11
>    HE1    HA           0.161606    12
>     CZ    C            0.477009    13
>    CE2    CA          -0.254266    14
>    HE2    HA           0.161606    15
>    CD2    CA          -0.198084    16
>    HD2    HA           0.112503    17
>     OG    OS          -0.557944    18
>      P    P            1.380672    19
>    O1P    O2          -0.943550    20
>    O2P    O2          -0.943550    21
>    O3P    O2          -0.943550    22
>      C    C            0.536600    23
>      O    O           -0.581900    24
>  [ bonds ]
>      N     H
>      N    CA
>     CA    HA
>     CA    CB
>     CA     C
>     CB   HB1
>     CB   HB2
>     CB    CG
>     CG   CD1
>     CG   CD2
>    CD1   HD1
>    CD1   CE1
>    CE1   HE1
>    CE1    CZ
>     CZ    OG
>     CZ   CE2
>    CE2   HE2
>    CE2   CD2
>    CD2   HD2
>     OG   P
>      P   O1P
>      P   O2P
>      C     O
>     -C     N
>  [ impropers ]
>     -C    CA     N     H
>     CA    +N     C     O
>     CG   CE2   CD2   HD2
>     CZ   CD2   CE2   HE2
>    CD1    CZ   CE1   HE1
>     CG   CE1   CD1   HD1
>    CD1   CD2    CG    CB
>    CE1   CE2    CZ    OG
>
> I also modified the aminoacids.hdb and ffbonded.itp accordingly. I then use
> the following command to process the pdb file:
>
> # g_pdb2gmx -f file.pdb -o file.gro -ignh
> ...
> Changing rtp entry of residue 26 SER to 'CSER'
> ...
> Renaming atom 'O' in residue 26 SER to 'OC2'
> ...
>
> The seine before Y2P is changed to CSER, which is the terminal version of
> serine. This creates trouble for further steps to prepare my MD. Is this
> because I have a mistake in defining Y2P entry? Can I force pdb2gmx not
> chaning SER26 to CSER? I can provide additional information if needed.
> Thank you!
>

http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/How-tos/Adding_a_Residue_to_a_Force_Field

You forgot step 5.

-Justin

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