Re: [AMBER] Is this output OK from the hybrid remd?

From: Bongkeun Kim <bkim.chem.ucsb.edu>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:23:36 -0800

Quoting Carlos Simmerling <carlos.simmerling.gmail.com>:

> we're still not sure what you restrained. did you use the same refc for all
> of the remd runs? it isn't clear since you said below it was from the NPT
> run- was that the equilibration right before remd, or something else?
> why would you get a vacuum bubble? these are all NVT right?
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Bongkeun Kim <bkim.chem.ucsb.edu> wrote:
>
I used one pdb file from the 100ns npt run and ran 200ps equilibrium
md with the following input file.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
Equilibration
  &cntrl
    irest=0, ntx=1,
    nstlim=1000000, dt=0.0002,
    ntt=3, gamma_ln=1.0,
    temp0=XXXXX, ig=RANDOM_NUMBER,
    ntc=2, ntf=2, nscm=1000,
    ntb=1, ntr=1,
    cut=12.0,
    ntpr=500, ntwx=500, ntwr=1000,
  /
Hold the GRA fixed
5.0
RES 1 1346
END
END
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

A part of group file looks like this.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==
-O -rem 0 -i equilibrate.mdin.001 -o equilibrate.mdout.001 -c
gr3252_min2.rst -r equilibrate.rst.001 -x equilibrate.mdcrd.001 -inf
equilibrate.mdinfo.001 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref gr3252_min2.rst
-O -rem 0 -i equilibrate.mdin.002 -o equilibrate.mdout.002 -c
gr3252_min2.rst -r equilibrate.rst.002 -x equilibrate.mdcrd.002 -inf
equilibrate.mdinfo.002 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref gr3252_min2.rst
-O -rem 0 -i equilibrate.mdin.003 -o equilibrate.mdout.003 -c
gr3252_min2.rst -r equilibrate.rst.003 -x equilibrate.mdcrd.003 -inf
equilibrate.mdinfo.003 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref gr3252_min2.rst
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The input and groupfile of REMD is following:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Equilibration
  &cntrl
    irest=1, ntx=5,
    nstlim=500, dt=0.002,
    ntt=3, gamma_ln=1.0,
    temp0=XXXXX, ig=RANDOM_NUMBER,
    ntp=0, pres0= 1.0, taup=2.0,
    ntc=2, ntf=2, nscm=1000,
    ntb=1, igb=0,
    hybridgb=5, numwatkeep= 500,
    ntr=1,
    cut=12.0,
    ntpr=500, ntwx=1000, ntwr=1000,
    nmropt=0,
    numexchg=4000,
  /
  &ewald
   nfft1 = 96,
   nfft2 = 96,
   nfft3 = 96,
   order = 4,
   verbose = 0,
   ew_type = 0,
   nbflag = 1,
   skinnb = 2.0,
   netfrc = 1,
   vdwmeth = 1,
   column_fft = 1,
  /
Keep GRA fixed with weak restraints
5.0
FIND
* * * GRA
SEARCH
RES 1 1346
END
END

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==
-O -rem 1 -remlog rem.log -i remd.mdin.001 -o remd.mdout.001 -c
equilibrate.rst.001 -r remd.rst.001 -x remd.mdcrd.001 -inf
remd.mdinfo.001 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref equilibrate.rst.001
-O -rem 1 -remlog rem.log -i remd.mdin.002 -o remd.mdout.002 -c
equilibrate.rst.002 -r remd.rst.002 -x remd.mdcrd.002 -inf
remd.mdinfo.002 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref equilibrate.rst.002
-O -rem 1 -remlog rem.log -i remd.mdin.003 -o remd.mdout.003 -c
equilibrate.rst.003 -r remd.rst.003 -x remd.mdcrd.003 -inf
remd.mdinfo.003 -p gr3252.prmtop -ref equilibrate.rst.003
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Please let me know what I can do to solve this problem.
Thank you.
Bongkeun Kim

>>
>> Quoting Jason Swails <jason.swails.gmail.com>:
>>
>> > The restraint energy is still outrageous, but I'm not quite sure what was
>> > happening with your previous simulation without restraints. Since I
>> didn't
>> > write the hybrid remd code and I've never used it, I don't know how much
>> > help I can be of here.
>> >
>> > However, Dave Case's point was a good one, and you never really answered
>> > it. Did you use the same reference structure for each replica? If you
>> > didn't, then this will cause your restraint energies to be very high as
>> > well.
>> I used the same structure from the single npt simulation about 100ns run.
>> And I ran a group equilibrium md for all replicas in order to
>> equilibrate each replica in each target temperature to avoid a vacuum
>> bubble. the final rst files from this step were used to run remd. So
>> do you think I have to run a hybrid REMD without running equil MD to
>> use the same reference structure? If so, how do I avoid bubble in the
>> space?
>> Thank you.
>> Bongkeun Kim
>> >
>> > Good luck!
>> > Jason
>> >
>> > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Bongkeun Kim <bkim.chem.ucsb.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I applied this patch and used ntr=1 again.
>> >> ...........................................................
>> >> =================HYBRID REMD: energy calc for exch
>> >> 1=================
>> >> HYBRID REMD: Stripping waters
>> >> wrapping first mol.: 83.13530 0.00000 41.15202
>> >> HYBRID REMD: New natom= 4820
>> >> HYBRID REMD: Calling force.
>> >>
>> >> NSTEP = 0 TIME(PS) = 127.600 TEMP(K) = 0.00 PRESS
>> >> = 0.0
>> >> Etot = 0.0000 EKtot = 0.0000 EPtot =
>> >> 116431771.4632
>> >> BOND = 22423.0668 ANGLE = 546043.1091 DIHED =
>> >> 388.7305
>> >> 1-4 NB = 52961.7061 1-4 EEL = 1814.5928 VDWAALS =
>> >> -5494.9108
>> >> EELEC = -6066.5669 EGB = -3141.0101 RESTRAINT =
>> >> 115822842.7455
>> >> EAMBER (non-restraint) = 608928.7177
>> >> TEMP0 = 501.0000 REPNUM = 32 EXCHANGE# =
>> >> 0
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> HYBRID REMD: myEptot= ************ myTargetTemp= 501.00
>> >> HYBRID REMD: Restoring...
>> >> =========================END HYBRID REMD energy
>> >> calc.=========================
>> >> REMD: myEptot= 116431771.4632 myTargetTemp= 501.00 mytemp= 0.00
>> >> ==========================REMD EXCHANGE
>> >> CALCULATION==========================
>> >> Exch= 1 RREMD= 0
>> >> Replica Temp= 501.00 Indx= 32 Rep#= 32 EPot= **********
>> >> Partner Temp= 285.10 Indx= 1 Rep#= 1 EPot= **********
>> >> Metrop= 0.000000E+00 delta= 0.181951E+04 o_scaling= -1.00
>> >> Rand= 0.821770E+00 MyScaling= -1.00 Success= F
>> >> ========================END REMD EXCHANGE
>> >> CALCULATION========================
>> >> REMD: checking to see if bath T has changed: 501.00->501.00
>> >> | # of SOLUTE degrees of freedom (RNDFP): 59256.
>> >> | # of SOLVENT degrees of freedom (RNDFS): 0.
>> >> | NDFMIN = 59256. NUM_NOSHAKE = 0 CORRECTED RNDFP =
>> >> 59256.
>> >> | TOTAL # of degrees of freedom (RNDF) = 59256.
>> >> vlimit exceeded for step 8; vmax = 135.1554
>> >> vlimit exceeded for step 10; vmax = 98.9017
>> >> ...........................................................
>> >>
>> >> So, there is only one ****** on HYBRID REMD: myEptot= ************
>> >> and EPtot is still large but is not ****. Because EPtot is too large,
>> >> I'm afraid that exchanges occur or not.
>> >> How do you think this output.
>> >> Thank you.
>> >> Bongkeun Kim
>> >>
>> >> Quoting Jason Swails <jason.swails.gmail.com>:
>> >>
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I think your problem lies in the use of coordinate restraints with
>> hybrid
>> >> > REMD. One of the steps that hybrid REMD has to do is reimage all of
>> the
>> >> > water molecules and place it at the location of its closest periodic
>> >> image
>> >> > since GB methods are inherently non-periodic and know nothing about
>> >> > alternate images.
>> >> >
>> >> > One of the things done in "subroutine stripwat" in remd.f is the
>> >> centering
>> >> > of the entire system with respect to its center of mass. The reason I
>> >> think
>> >> > you are having issues is that the coordinates are adjusted by the
>> center
>> >> of
>> >> > mass position, but the reference coordinates are never adjusted.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not positive this will work, but I included a patch which will
>> adjust
>> >> > the reference coordinates in exactly the same way as the normal
>> >> > coordinates. Apply it to the latest, fully patched amber11 from
>> >> AMBERHOME.
>> >> >
>> >> > cd $AMBERHOME
>> >> > patch -p0 -N < hybrid_remd.patch
>> >> >
>> >> > Then recompile. Also please report back whether it worked or not.
>> One
>> >> > other thing to try that probably should've been mentioned before is
>> >> testing
>> >> > to see that it worked if you don't include restraints, just to make
>> sure
>> >> > that it is in fact the restraints that are causing the issue.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hope this helps,
>> >> > Jason
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Bongkeun Kim <bkim.chem.ucsb.edu>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Quoting case <case.biomaps.rutgers.edu>:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Fri, Dec 17, 2010, Bongkeun Kim wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I just run the hybrid remd and checked the output file.
>> >> >> >> It said ********** on EPot. Does it mean only the number is too
>> big
>> >> to
>> >> >> >> print or is there any problem on this run?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > There seems to be a problem with the restraint energy:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> EELEC = -6589.2279 EGB = -3004.6220 RESTRAINT
>> >> >> >> =57092146.9150
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > You can't run replica exchange simulations with ntr>0 (unless, I
>> >> guess,
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> > all replicas have the same reference structure. Also, be sure that
>> >> you
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> > sucessfully run non-exchange simulations at each temperature of
>> >> interest.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I already tried to run it with full explicit water and it gave me no
>> >> >> problem. But this run demands too many resources.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> With hybridgb, EPtot = 58053860.3203 and
>> >> >> Without hybbridgb, EPtot = 546283.2545.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Also, RESTRAINT = 57444151.6840 with hybridgb and
>> >> >> RESTRAINT = 177.4334 without hybridgb.
>> >> >> It seems like the hybridgb method overestimates restraint energy of
>> my
>> >> >> graphite surface too much. I checked the structure of whole system.
>> >> >> The peptide lies on the graphite surface now. I think explicitly
>> >> >> considered water molecules by numwatkeep=500 are on the other side of
>> >> >> graphite surface, that is across the surface. Do you think this makes
>> >> >> problems?
>> >> >> Thank you.
>> >> >> Bongkeun Kim
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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>> >> > Quantum Theory Project,
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