Hola,
I did not know about your previuos simulations.....yeah.....it seems logic.
ivan.mmb.pcb.ub.es wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I see ...
>
> I think this is not the case because I have made two simulations without
> perturbing for both the initial and final state of my perturbation and
> they seem stable, therefore I think that the resason for my
> DNA-separation is the way the perturbation is being carried out and I assume the parameters and
> atomic charges are ok.
>
> Am I right with this assumption?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ivan
>
> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Angelo Pugliese wrote:
>
> > Hi Ivan,
> >
> > I mean may be the changed parameters could affect the stability of the helix. Of
> > course I mean the parameters before the tragic event.
> >
> > Sorry maybe i did not explain my thoughts very clearly.
> >
> > Angelo
> >
> >
> >
> > ivan.mmb.pcb.ub.es wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Angelo,
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't exactly see what you mean
> > >
> > > In my perturbation the DNA double helix is completely destroyed and
> > > therefore I can't measure any parameter with Curves. My two modifications
> > > surely will change these parameters but the DNA double helix should keep
> > > its normal appeareance.
> > >
> > > Did I understand your suggestion properly?
> > >
> > > thanks a lot,
> > >
> > > Ivan
> > >
> > > On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Angelo Pugliese wrote:
> > >
> > > > HI Ivan,
> > > >
> > > > Did u check if your two modifications changed the parameters of the double
> > > > helix.....i mean over all the lenght of the double helix? U can use a program
> > > > like CURVES to measure these parameters.
> > > >
> > > > Angelo
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ivan.mmb.pcb.ub.es wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear amber users,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am doing a perturbation (MD/TI) with sander (amber8) and I mutate two
> > > > > hidrogen- bonded base pairs at the same time in a DNA double helix (dickerson
> > > > > dodecamer).
> > > > >
> > > > > My mutation consists in Ade --> Gua, and Cyto1 --> Cyto2 ( where cytoX
> > > > > are two tautomers of cytosine)
> > > > >
> > > > > I made a prior equilibration of the system and nothing anomalous happens,
> > > > > but when I turn to the perturbation I found that the DNA strands separate
> > > > > along the perturbation i.e. firstly, some hidrogen bonds increase their
> > > > > distance and finally the whole helix is completely open.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would think that this could be because of two appearing/disappearing
> > > > > groups that leads to an instability but this would also mean that the
> > > > > DNA separation would begin in the base pairs that I am mutating, and this
> > > > > is not my case.
> > > > >
> > > > > What reason can a DNA double helix have to get separated ? I guess that
> > > > > this can be due to some kind of erronous electrostatic interactions but I
> > > > > have carefully checked my charges ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Please, any comments are kindly acknowledged.
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks in advance
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> _______________________________________________
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> / Ivan Marchan Carvajal \
> | (PhD Student) |
> | |
> | Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Barcelona |
> | Parc Cientific de Barcelona |
> | Molecular Modelling & Bionformatics Group |
> | http://mmb.pcb.ub.es |
> | |
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