[gmx-users] pulling of a molecule through protein-membrane system

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/1/17 10:01 AM, Alex Mathew wrote:
> Dear all gromacs users,
> 
> I would like to build a protein-membrane system to perform umbrella
> simulation; I need to calculate the molecule transportation by pulling it
> from top to bottom. In the tutorial, it says  "Some force fields include
> everything you need. For instance, it is unwise to try to literally follow
> this approach for a force field like CHARMM36, as it needs no modification.
> In that case, you are much better off building the system with CHARMM-GUI
> <http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin/gmx-tutorials/membrane_protein/www.charmm-gui.org>
> .
> 
> I want to use Charmm36 force field, but I did not see any option to make a
> box for US (as mentioned in US tutorial). Any suggestion how should I
> proceed?
> 

Specify large enough box dimensions in whatever direction you want (probably z) 
when building the box.  There's no specific "build a system for umbrella 
sampling" because the only consideration unique to this case is the box size.

-Justin

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