Re: [AMBER] Problem with RNA hairpin unwinding in explicit water

From: Carlos Simmerling <carlos.simmerling.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:25:47 +0100

what do you mean by "linear base-paired"?
also I think your equilibration protocol is probably not nearly
careful enough- I posted some info on this earlier today so check the
archives or your amber emails.


other things you'll
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Sasha Buzko <obuzko.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to simulate a hairpin structure of RNA using an NMR structure as
> a starting point (1MFY in PDB). However, the RNA unwinds from a helical
> structure into a linear base-paired one. This happens within several ns of
> simulation.
>
> I'm using Amber9 with rna.ff99. The initial structure is solvated in TIP3P
> water box, and the input files are given below.
> If you have any suggestions or experience simulating structured RNA, any
> help will be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sasha
>
>
>
> -----
> initial minimization
> &cntrl
>   imin   = 1,
>   maxcyc = 10000,
>   ncyc   = 5000,
>   ntb    = 1,
>   ntr    = 1,
>   cut    = 15
> /
> Hold the solute fixed
> 500.0
> RES 1 31
> END
> END
>
> -----
> initial minimisation whole system
> &cntrl
>   imin   = 1,
>   maxcyc = 10000,
>   ncyc   = 5000,
>   ntb    = 1,
>   ntr    = 0,
>   cut    = 15
> /
>
> ----
> equilibration
> &cntrl
>   imin   = 0,
>   irest  = 0,
>   ntx    = 1,
>   ntb    = 1,
>   cut    = 15,
>   ntr    = 1,
>   ntc    = 2,
>   ntf    = 2,
>   tempi  = 0.0,
>   temp0  = 300.0,
>   ntt    = 3,
>   gamma_ln = 1.0,
>   nstlim = 10000, dt = 0.001,
>   ntpr = 100, ntwx = 100, ntwr = 1000
> /
> Keep solute fixed with weak restraints
> 10.0
> RES 1 31
> END
> END
>
> ----
> Production simulation (repeated in sequence of individual runs)
> &cntrl
>  imin = 0, irest = 1, ntx = 7,
>  ntb = 2, pres0 = 1.0, ntp = 1,
>  taup = 2.0,
>  cut = 15, ntr = 0,
>  ntc = 2, ntf = 2,
>  tempi = 300.0, temp0 = 300.0,
>  ntt = 3, gamma_ln = 1.0,
>  nstlim = 250000, dt = 0.001,
>  ntpr = 500, ntwx = 500, ntwr = 1000
> /
>
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