[gmx-users] Non-symmetric PMF across lipid bilayer

[Shreyas Kaptan]

I am reasonably sure that if the bilayer composition is asymmetric with
respect to leaflets you should see asymmetry in the PMF. In the ideal case,
of infinite sampling, you should have zero free energy difference in the
bulk solvent for either side.

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2:52 PM Gmx QA <gmxquestions at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks again,
>
> So then to summarize: Using -sym is appropriate in this case, even though
> the bilayer is asymmetric with respect to lipid composition.  This fact
> would show up anyway (in the limit of unlimited sampling?)
>
>
>
> Den ons 21 nov. 2018 kl 14:44 skrev Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>:
>
> >
> >
> > On 11/21/18 8:39 AM, Per Larsson wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Thanks Justin, but shouldn't the PMF be (more or less) symmetric
> anyway,
> > > given the inherent bilayer symmetry?
> > > In this case I have designed the two leaflets in the bilayer to have
> > > non-identical lipid composition, so then I think using -sym would
> > > obliterate any differences between the leaflets, no?
> >
> > No, because that's completely unknown (and irrelevant) to WHAM. It sets
> > the leftmost window to a zero energy and calculates every window's
> > energy relative to that, so you'll get the steady increase you see. If
> > you tell it that the leftmost and rightmost windows are equal (which
> > -sym), then the calculation proceeds differently.
> >
> > -Justin
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2:24 PM Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> On 11/21/18 7:22 AM, Gmx QA wrote:
> > >>> Hi all gmx-users
> > >>>
> > >>> I am working on calculating the PMF using umbrella sampling of a
> > (rather
> > >>> large) molecule across a lipid bilayer. I have set up my umbrellas
> > with a
> > >>> 0,2 nm spacing, and run each window for 100 ns.
> > >>>
> > >>> The problem is that the resulting PMF is not symmetric with respect
> to
> > >> the
> > >>> bilayer center. Initially is looks ok, but when the molecule is
> exiting
> > >> the
> > >>> bilayer on the other side again, the PMF does not go back to
> (roughly)
> > >> the
> > >>> same value as before entering the bilayer.
> > >>>
> > >>> I have uploaded the PMF file here:
> > >>> https://files.fm/u/7ec2rshc
> > >> You didn't get a symmetric profile because you didn't ask for one. Use
> > >> the -sym option.
> > >>
> > >> -Justin
> > >>
> > >>> Any comments or suggestions are much appreciated. I understand the
> > >> problems
> > >>> and issues about calculations of a converged PMF with larger
> molecules,
> > >> but
> > >>> nevertheless I would have expected my PMF to be symmetric, albeit
> > perhaps
> > >>> not converged.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks
> > >>> /PK
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Shreyas Sanjay Kaptan