Thanks.

Yes, I want to use the coordinate file from 50-ns simulation.  Would you please 
let me know what the criterion for knowing that the equilibrated system is 
proper for insertion of protein? Do the temperature, RMSD, pressure and 
visualization of popc-water system make me decide that it is a proper system or 
not?

Thanks for your suggestions dear Justin.

Sincerely,

Shima


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From: Justin Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu>
To: Shima Arasteh <shima_arasteh2...@yahoo.com>; Discussion list for GROMACS 
users <gmx-users@gromacs.org> 
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] lipid-protein simulation



On 9/16/12 12:34 PM, Shima Arasteh wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> To simulate a lipid-protein system, I'm using CHARMM36 FF and popc lipid 
> bilayer. So I need to put popc.pdb, popc.itp and lipid.itp files in my 
> working directory.  I'm wondering:
>   1.if it is correct to use popc.itp generated from 50 ns-simulated popc in 
>water?

I will assume you mean the coordinate file is from a 50-ns simulation? 
Topologies are not time-dependent.  If you can demonstrate that your membrane 
is properly equilibrated in this time frame, then yes, it is a plausible 
starting model.

> 2. I need to have lipid.itp defined by C36 FF. Would it be correct to get an 
> individual popc.pdb and generate lipid.itp by pdb2gmx? I'm not sure about 
> this way of generating lipid.itp, so please give me your suggestions.
> 

If you already have popc.itp then you don't need to run pdb2gmx.  What is 
lipid.itp?  If you're somehow thinking you need the Berger lipid parameters 
from Peter Tieleman, you don't.  CHARMM36 was built to handle lipids, so all 
necessary atom types, nonbonded, and bonded parameters should already be 
present in the force field, thus requiring no external modification.

-Justin

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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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