[gmx-users] Strange in PMF calculation (Shi Li)

Shi Li sli259 at g.uky.edu
Wed Nov 23 01:30:05 CET 2016


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>   1. Re: protein-ligand umbrella sampling (Justin Lemkul)
>   2. Re: Protein-DNA_ligand simulation. (Justin Lemkul)
>   3. Re: question (Justin Lemkul)
>   4. Re: Strange in PMF calculation (Justin Lemkul)
>   5. Re: Protein-DNA_ligand simulation. (Andrea Spitaleri)
>   6. Re: Melting temperature for the lipid bilayer (Mohsen Ramezanpour)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:21:16 -0500
> From: Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] protein-ligand umbrella sampling
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> On 11/22/16 6:46 AM, abhisek Mondal wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm running the umbrella sampling code for the very first time for
>> protein-ligand system. My goal is to observe how the protein's conformation
>> behaves when I pull the ligand and measure parameters subsequently.
>> 
>> The pull code I've been using is:
>> ; Pull code
>> pull                    = yes
>> pull_ngroups            = 2
>> pull_ncoords            = 1
>> pull_group1_name        = JZ4
>> pull_group2_name        = Protein_chain_A
>> pull_coord1_type        = umbrella      ; harmonic biasing force
>> pull_coord1_geometry    = distance      ; simple distance increase
>> pull_coord1_groups      = 1 2
>> pull_coord1_dim         = N N Y
>> pull_coord1_rate        = 0.01          ; 0.01 nm per ps = 10 nm per ns
>> pull_coord1_k           = 500           ; kJ mol^-1 nm^-2
>> pull_coord1_start       = yes           ; define initial COM distance > 0
>> 
>> Things are becoming bit hazy while I'm going for indexing. As per tutorial
>> the following guidelines are given:
>> 
>> gmx make_ndx -f npt.gro
>> (> indicates the make_ndx prompt)
>>> r 1-27
>>> name 19 Chain_A
>>> r 28-54
>>> name 20 Chain_B
>>> q
>> 
>> But can you please help me indexing my system here. I'm not being able to
>> corroborate my system with the given code above.
>> 
>> The output of "gmx make_ndx -f npt.gro" is:
>> 
>>   1 MET     2 ASN     3 ILE     4 PHE     5 GLU     6 MET     7 LEU     8
>> ARG     9 ILE    10 ASP    11 GLU    12 GLY    13 LEU    14 ARG    15 LEU
>> 16 LYS    17 ILE    18 TYR    19 LYS    20 ASP    21 THR    22 GLU    23
>> GLY    24 TYR    25 TYR    26 THR    27 ILE    28 GLY    29 ILE    30 GLY
>> 31 HIS    32 LEU    33 LEU    34 THR    35 LYS    36 SER    37 PRO    38
>> ASP    39 LEU    40 ASN    41 ALA    42 ALA    43 LYS    44 SER    45 GLU
>> 46 LEU    47 ASP    48 LYS    49 ALA    50 ILE    51 GLY    52 ARG    53
>> ASN    54 CYS    55 ASN    56 GLY    57 VAL    58 ILE    59 THR    60 LYS
>> 61 ASP    62 GLU    63 ALA    64 GLU    65 LYS    66 LEU    67 PHE    68
>> ASN    69 GLN    70 ASP    71 VAL    72 ASP    73 ALA    74 ALA    75 VAL
>> 76 ARG    77 GLY    78 ILE    79 LEU    80 ARG    81 ASN    82 ALA    83
>> LYS    84 LEU    85 LYS    86 PRO    87 VAL    88 TYR    89 ASP    90 SER
>> 91 LEU    92 ASP    93 ALA    94 VAL    95 ARG    96 ARG    97 CYS    98
>> ALA    99 ALA   100 ILE   101 ASN   102 GLN   103 VAL   104 PHE   105 GLN
>> 106 MET   107 GLY   108 GLU   109 THR   110 GLY   111 VAL   112 ALA   113
>> GLY   114 PHE   115 THR   116 ASN   117 SER   118 LEU   119 ARG   120 MET
>> 121 LEU   122 GLN   123 GLN   124 LYS   125 ARG   126 TRP   127 ASP   128
>> GLU   129 ALA   130 ALA   131 VAL   132 ASN   133 LEU   134 ALA   135 LYS
>> 136 SER   137 ARG   138 TRP   139 TYR   140 ASN   141 GLN   142 THR   143
>> PRO   144 ASP   145 ARG   146 ALA   147 LYS   148 ARG   149 VAL   150 ILE
>> 151 THR   152 THR   153 PHE   154 ARG   155 THR   156 GLY   157 THR   158
>> TRP   159 ASP   160 ALA   161 TYR   162 LYS   163 ASN   164 JZ4    165 -
>> 10482 SOL     10483 - 10503 NA      10504 - 10530 CL
>> 
>> Little help regarding the would be very nice.
>> 
> 
> You have to define a sensible reaction coordinate between the protein and ligand 
> based on the structural characteristics of the binding site, how occluded it is, 
> whether there may be multiple paths, etc.  Typically a reference group is a 
> residue or set of residue with which the ligand interacts.  The path is then set 
> by the pulling vector based on the geometry of the system.
> 
> -Justin
> 
> -- 
> ==================================================
> 
> Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
> Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
> 
> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
> School of Pharmacy
> Health Sciences Facility II, Room 629
> University of Maryland, Baltimore
> 20 Penn St.
> Baltimore, MD 21201
> 
> jalemkul at outerbanks.umaryland.edu | (410) 706-7441
> http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/~jalemkul
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> ==================================================
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:24:06 -0500
> From: Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Protein-DNA_ligand simulation.
> Message-ID: <14419e07-185f-5772-69a6-923ebbfd9b12 at vt.edu>
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> 
> On 11/22/16 2:06 PM, maria khan wrote:
>> Dear Gromacs users.
>> Can gromacs is used in Protein -DNA-ligand simulation??f it is  used, which
>> forcefield will be used.??
> 
> Just about any will work, but CHARMM and AMBER are most commonly used for 
> systems like these.  You should investigate (in the literature) the suitability 
> of current parameter sets in light of how they might affect properties of 
> interest (e.g. AMBER99 is a bad choice for DNA because it distorts over time, 
> but more recent parmbsc1 is good, similarly CHARMM36 is vastly better than 
> CHARMM27 for nucleic acids).
> 
>> what will be the method for that type of simulation.kindly answer me in
>> detail.
> 
> Simulating a protein-DNA complex is no different from a protein in water. 
> You've got a biomolecule in aqueous solvent.  The protocol is generally the same.
> 
> -Justin
> 
> -- 
> ==================================================
> 
> Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
> Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
> 
> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
> School of Pharmacy
> Health Sciences Facility II, Room 629
> University of Maryland, Baltimore
> 20 Penn St.
> Baltimore, MD 21201
> 
> jalemkul at outerbanks.umaryland.edu | (410) 706-7441
> http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/~jalemkul
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> ==================================================
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:24:45 -0500
> From: Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] question
> Message-ID: <7c114e61-75c4-d5a1-2ab0-02285af33b5d at vt.edu>
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> 
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> On 11/22/16 2:01 PM, ?LVARO RODRIGO RUIZ FERN?NDEZ wrote:
>> Dear gromacs users:
>> 
>> I need to build a phospholipid bilayer, but for some reason it gets water, I
>> think the problem could be solved with the construction of a  plane that
>> prevents the passage of water molecules. In short, can GROMACS generate a
>> plane that prevents the passage of one type of molecules?.
>> 
> 
> Yes, this can be done with a flat-bottom restraint.  See the manual for 
> available options.
> 
> -Justin
> 
> -- 
> ==================================================
> 
> Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
> Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
> 
> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
> School of Pharmacy
> Health Sciences Facility II, Room 629
> University of Maryland, Baltimore
> 20 Penn St.
> Baltimore, MD 21201
> 
> jalemkul at outerbanks.umaryland.edu | (410) 706-7441
> http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/~jalemkul
> 
> ==================================================
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> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:25:17 -0500
> From: Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Strange in PMF calculation
> Message-ID: <86d37293-3186-389a-7575-8922a9196451 at vt.edu>
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> 
> 
> On 11/22/16 3:14 PM, Li, Shi wrote:
>> Dear Gromacs users,
>> 
>> I am doing some PMF simulations of 2 molecules in vacuum and my resulting
>> profile has a strange look. I attached an eps files here, anyone can give
>> me some suggestion on why there is fluctuation at longer distance?
>> 
> 
> The mailing list does not accept attachments.  Upload an image to a file-sharing 
> service and provide the URL.
> 
> -Justin
> 

Thank you Justin,

Here is the link to my eps file.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bc2ch1nujm0f825/syn.eps?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/bc2ch1nujm0f825/syn.eps?dl=0>

Shi

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> 
> Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
> Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
> 
> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
> School of Pharmacy
> Health Sciences Facility II, Room 629
> University of Maryland, Baltimore
> 20 Penn St.
> Baltimore, MD 21201
> 
> jalemkul at outerbanks.umaryland.edu | (410) 706-7441
> http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/~jalemkul
> 
> ==================================================
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:33:30 +0100
> From: Andrea Spitaleri <andrea.spitaleri at iit.it>
> To: <gromacs.org_gmx-users at maillist.sys.kth.se>
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Protein-DNA_ligand simulation.
> Message-ID: <3583cbab-2734-13a8-2798-5708722ec505 at iit.it>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed
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> You can think to use AMBER14SB too which contains the stable bsc0 
> parameters:
> 
> "Uses frcmod.ff14SB for proteins; ff99bsc0 for DNA; ff99bsc0_chiOL3 for RNA"
> 
> or as Justin suggested the new bsc1 from Orozco
> 
> http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v13/n1/full/nmeth.3658.html
> 
> http://mmb.irbbarcelona.org/BigNASim/help.php?id=download
> 
> HTH
> 
> and
> 
> 
> On 22/11/2016 21:24, Justin Lemkul wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/22/16 2:06 PM, maria khan wrote:
>>> Dear Gromacs users.
>>> Can gromacs is used in Protein -DNA-ligand simulation??f it is used, 
>>> which
>>> forcefield will be used.??
>> 
>> Just about any will work, but CHARMM and AMBER are most commonly used 
>> for systems like these.  You should investigate (in the literature) 
>> the suitability of current parameter sets in light of how they might 
>> affect properties of interest (e.g. AMBER99 is a bad choice for DNA 
>> because it distorts over time, but more recent parmbsc1 is good, 
>> similarly CHARMM36 is vastly better than CHARMM27 for nucleic acids).
>> 
>>> what will be the method for that type of simulation.kindly answer me in
>>> detail.
>> 
>> Simulating a protein-DNA complex is no different from a protein in 
>> water. You've got a biomolecule in aqueous solvent.  The protocol is 
>> generally the same.
>> 
>> -Justin
>> 
> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:37:21 -0700
> From: Mohsen Ramezanpour <ramezanpour.mohsen at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Melting temperature for the lipid bilayer
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> Hi Justin,
> 
> Comments interspersed.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/21/16 3:28 PM, Mohsen Ramezanpour wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear gromacs users,
>>> 
>>> Running simulation on a lipid bilayer made by Charmm-GUI, there is about
>>> 24
>>> degrees difference between the reported temperature in Avanti and what I
>>> see in my simulations for getting a liquid disordered (L_disorder)
>>> bilayer.
>>> 
>>> 
>> How are you quantifying the transition in the simulation?
> 
> Mainly by diffusion constant and diffusion graph. However, diffusion
> constant, bilayer thickness and area per lipid all have a shift.
> Order parameters are also higher for lower temperatures.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am using all-atom Charmm36 FF for simulations.
>>> 
>> 
>> What is the lipid?
>> 
> DSPS
> 
>> 
>> I know that it is not possible to get an exact match between experimental
>>> and simulation T values for L_alpha phase of bilayers, but I am not sure
>>> if
>>> these gap seems reasonable or there is something wrong in my simulations.
>>> I
>>> have checked the bonds in tails and apparently, everything looks fine with
>>> topology.
>>> 
>>> 
>> A gap of 24 degrees is quite substantial.  I would not consider that
>> outcome to be sufficiently accurate.
>> 
> 
> The melting temperature for DSPS is 68 centigrade (341 K). The
> liquid_disordered one is about 365 K (at least one with reasonable
> characteristics of liquid_disorder phase).
> 
>> 
>> However, based on this, doing simulation in L_alpha phase requires hight T
>>> values (close to 85 or 90 degrees of centigrade) which makes me worry
>>> about
>>> the water molecules in the system. It is a high temperature for water
>>> molecules.
>>> 
>>> 
>> Agreed, but TIP3P has a ton of other problems, so this is probably the
>> least of our concerns at the moment.
>> 
> 
>> -Justin
>> 
>> Its worth mentioning that bilayer structural properties like lipid order
>>> parameters match available experimental data for these high T values.
>>> 
>>> Please let me know your opinion.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Mohsen
>>> 
>>> 
>> --
>> ==================================================
>> 
>> Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
>> Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
>> 
>> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
>> School of Pharmacy
>> Health Sciences Facility II, Room 629
>> University of Maryland, Baltimore
>> 20 Penn St.
>> Baltimore, MD 21201
>> 
>> jalemkul at outerbanks.umaryland.edu | (410) 706-7441
>> http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/~jalemkul
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