[gmx-users] Reg: Zinc ion gets displaced during Protein-Zn-Ligand simulation

Justin Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Fri Oct 25 14:43:37 CEST 2019



On 10/25/19 7:43 AM, Amit Jaiswal wrote:
> Dear Jorden,
>
> I tried the simulation by changing the residue number in .itp file but 
> it still goes out of the box during NVT. As Justin mentioned that the 
> naming of the residue is irrelevant, so I guess either I am doing some 
> minor mistake in

I had no issue with the name of the residue, I was pointing out that 
there is only one valid atom *number* that can be in posre_zn.itp. It's 
quite straightforward to apply the restraint (and fairly obvious when 
it's wrong because grompp will throw a fatal error).

Are you sure that this "movement" of the ion is not simply a PBC effect? 
Depending on your box shape, you may have to re-image very carefully.

-Justin

> topology naming. So, I have included the order of topology file below. 
> Please Have a look and let me know if there is something wrong. I have 
> no idea why Zn ion is so hard to restrain. Thanks for your time.
> *; Include Position restraint file*
> *#ifdef POSRES*
> *#include "posre.itp"*
> *#endif*
> *; Include ZN position restraints*
> *#ifdef POSRES_ZN*
> *#include "posre_zn.itp"*
> *#endif*
> *; Include ligand topology*
> *#include "nad.itp"*
> *; Ligand position restraints*
> *#ifdef POSRES_LIG*
> *#include "posre_nad.itp"*
> *#endif*
> *; Include water topology*
> *#include "./charmm36-mar2019.ff/tip3p.itp"*
> *#ifdef POSRES_WATER*
> *; Position restraint for each water oxygen*
> *[ position_restraints ]*
> *; i funct fcx fcy fcz*
> *1 1 1000 1000 1000*
> *#endif*
> *; Include topology for ions*
> *#include "./charmm36-mar2019.ff/ions.itp"*
> *[ system ]*
> *; Name*
> *Protein in water*
> *[ molecules ]*
> *; Compound #mols*
> *Protein_chain_A 1*
> *ZN 1*
> *NAD 1*
> *SOL 12908*
> *NA 4*
> Regards,
> Amit
> 23.10.2019, 20:41, "Justin Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>:
>
>
>
>     On 10/22/19 12:04 AM, Amit Jaiswal wrote:
>
>          Dear Jorden,
>          Thanks for your reply. As you have suggested, i found there is a
>          mismatch of the atom number in the zn.itp file and the .gro
>         file. I
>          have included few residues of .gro file for your convenience.
>          What i understand is that I have to rename the zn.itp file with
>          residue no. 4265 and not 2220. Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
>
>     The global atom number is irrelevant in defining position restraints
>     (and will actually trigger a warning in your case). If Zn is
>     defined as
>     a separate [moleculetype] in its own .itp file, the only valid atom
>     number for position restraints is 1. See
>     http://manual.gromacs.org/current/user-guide/run-time-errors.html#atom-index-n-in-position-restraints-out-of-bounds
>
>     -Justin
>
>          And also you suggested me to "minimize the system very
>         carefully".
>          What do you mean by this? Should i use lesser minimisation
>         steps ?
>          Thanks for your time and efforts.
>          With kind regards,
>          Amit
>          391THR HG22 4260 4.897 5.356 3.136
>          391THR HG23 4261 4.889 5.247 2.993
>          391THR C 4262 4.600 5.071 3.244
>          391THR OT1 4263 4.599 5.012 3.355
>          391THR OT2 4264 4.496 5.082 3.173
>          392ZN ZN 4265 7.278 6.612 5.838
>          393NAD PA 4266 6.217 7.359 2.802
>          393NAD O1A 4267 6.090 7.410 2.863
>          393NAD O2A 4268 6.337 7.451 2.808
>          393NAD O5B 4269 6.185 7.331 2.647
>          393NAD C5B 4270 6.082 7.233 2.620
>          19.10.2019, 21:53, "Jorden Cabal" <jordencabal at gmail.com
>         <mailto:jordencabal at gmail.com>>:
>
>              Dear Amit,
>              Your files look correct to me. If "2220" atom in your
>         coordinate
>              file is
>              the "Zn" atom, it should not be displaced because, from
>         your mdp
>              file and
>              topology setting you have restrained all the heavy atoms of
>              Protein, Nad
>              and Zn. I don't understand why it is happening. Even the
>              restraining force
>              you are taking is good enough.
>              I suggest you to check if the atom number 2220 in the
>         co-ordinate file
>              (.gro file) is Zn atom or not? If it is not then you have
>         wrongly
>              selected
>              atom number for restraining. Also, if you are following
>         the standard
>              tutorial for energy minimization which do not restrain
>         any atom, I
>              suggest
>              you to check the position of Zn atom in structure you get
>         after energy
>              minimization. If the location of Zn ion is changed during
>         the EM,
>              then you
>              will need to minimize the system very carefully.
>              Hope this will fix your issue.
>              Thank you
>
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