Re: [AMBER] build starting structure with >250 residues

From: Ross Walker <ross.rosswalker.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:36:17 -0700

Hi Cheng,

> I tried to build a starting structure from the protein sequence containing
> 440 residues.
> However, the residues were overloaded in tleap.
> I tried to input the sequence starting from 100, 150, 200 residues and so
> on.
> I could get topology and coordinate files from tleap when inputting 249
> residues.
> When I increased the residues to 250, tleap did work.
> Does AMBER set limitation for the input sequence in tleap?
> For large proteins, what shall I do to get starting files?

This is way beyond what the sequence command was ever designed to do and
trying to fold a 440 residue protein from a straight chain is orders of
magnitude beyond what is even remotely possible with MD. If you don't have
an initial crystal structure I would suggest taking a look into possible
homology modeling programs that will try to predict a starting structure for
you based on similarity to other known protein structures.

Good luck,
Ross

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