Re: [AMBER] peptides not folding in remd with changing sequence of D and L isomer

From: Carlos Simmerling <carlos.simmerling.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:20:43 -0400

ion pair interactions tend to be too strong in the igb-5/mbondi2
combination. check and see if your structures have these present.

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Jorgen Simonsen <jorgen589.gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I use the modified version of GB(igb=5). The NMR experiment was performed
> at
> pH=7 zwitterionic state of the peptides - it does not affect the other
> groups in my system but the termini are in their ionic form. The NMR data
> are averages such as angle and length of different residues H1 coupling
> parameters.
>
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Carlos Simmerling <
> carlos.simmerling.gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > you don't say which GB, or what kind of NMR data. what was the pH of the
> > NMR
> > experiment? Does it affect your protonation states? What are the termini
> in
> > the NMR?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Jorgen Simonsen <jorgen589.gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am using the ff99SB and used the PBradii mbondi2. I am comparing with
> > NMR
> > > experiments.
> > >
> > > I am rerunning the simulation with pathches on the termini which seem
> to
> > > actually reproduce the NMR data better that is why I was wondering if
> the
> > > desolvation energy from the implicit solvent is too high in my case.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Carlos Simmerling <
> > > carlos.simmerling.gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > it will probably help if you tell people what force field you are
> > using,
> > > > what solvent model, which set of intrinsic radii, and what
> experimental
> > > > data
> > > > you are comparing to.
> > > >
> > > > I agree with Dan- be prepared to run hundreds of ns in explicit
> water,
> > as
> > > > the only studies in the literature that include uncertainty estimates
> > are
> > > > of
> > > > this length or longer. much of the early REMD peptide folding
> > literature
> > > > with short runs in explicit solvent gives results that we know now
> are
> > > very
> > > > likely artifacts of initial conditions. also - my advice is to run
> > twice,
> > > > from different initial structures, and only worry about force field
> > when
> > > > the
> > > > 2 runs give the same ensembles.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:02 AM, Jorgen Simonsen <jorgen589.gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Yes I am also puzzled about the results. In the GB I didn't not
> have
> > > any
> > > > > patches on the peptides(in the explicit the same no patches) but I
> > was
> > > > > wondering if the desolvation energy could be to high? So I am
> running
> > > > some
> > > > > modifications and elongating my explicit solvation simulation.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Daniel Sindhikara <
> > > sindhikara.gmail.com
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Jason is right about the shortcomings of GB. But you are
> comparing
> > > 200
> > > > ns
> > > > > > REMD GB
> > > > > > vs 15 ns explicit? My assumption is that if you need 200 ns to
> > > converge
> > > > > in
> > > > > > GB you need
> > > > > > longer than that to converge explicit. Your results may just be
> an
> > > > > artifact
> > > > > > of the initial structure.
> > > > > > So it may not be a problem with GB solvent, but one of the force
> > > field.
> > > > > > Regardless I wouldn't
> > > > > > make and conclusions until I was convinced the simulations were
> > > > > reasonable
> > > > > > converged.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Dan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:47 AM, Jason Swails <
> > jason.swails.gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > There have been fairly well-documented shortcomings in the GB
> > > model.
> > > > > See
> > > > > > > the article
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Zhou, R. Free energy landscape of protein folding in water:
> > > Explicit
> > > > > vs.
> > > > > > > implicit solvent. Proteins 53, 148-161 (2003).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another thing worth looking into may be the hybrid Explicit/GB
> > REMD
> > > > > done
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > the Simmerling group.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Okur, A. et al. Improved Efficiency of Replica Exchange
> > Simulations
> > > > > > through
> > > > > > > Use of a Hybrid Explicit/Implicit Solvation Model. J Chem
> Theory
> > > > Comput
> > > > > > 2,
> > > > > > > 420-433 (2006).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > > > Jason
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Jorgen Simonsen <
> > > > jorgen589.gmail.com
> > > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am trying to identify the folding of different peptides
> where
> > > the
> > > > > > > > sequence
> > > > > > > > changes between L-D-L-D etc. I have been running remd for 250
> > ns
> > > in
> > > > > > > > implicit
> > > > > > > > solvent and 15 ns in explicit solvent and in the case of
> > explicit
> > > > > > solvent
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > am able to distinguish and relate to experimental data
> whereas
> > > for
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > implicit solvent the two peptides are more or less identical
> -
> > > has
> > > > > > anyone
> > > > > > > > experienced similar behavior?
> > > > > > > > I know that there should be a difference between implicit and
> > > > > explicit
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > did not expect such a big one though...
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> > > > > > > --
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