[gmx-users] Position restraints on a pentamer

2008-08-15 Thread plmallip
Dear colleagues,

   I want to do MD simulation of only the extracellular domain 
of a pentamer, excluding the transmembrane domain. So, I want to restrain the 
part of the extracellular domain in contact with the transmembrane domain. I am 
using position restraints for few of those residues as well as to the two 
ends of one of the subunits, in which there are missing residues.

[ position_restraints ]
; atom  type  fx  fy  fz
   457 1  1000  1000  1000
   459 1  1000  1000  1000
   460 1  1000  1000  1000
   461 1  1000  1000  1000


 After few ns of MD, I observed that 3 of the subunits are distorted while 
the other 2 aren't. 

1) Is this because of imposing position restraints or is it because of the gap 
between two subunits in on the subunits? 

2)Is there any other way to restrain (apart from position restraints) the 
protein for this purpose? 

    Coming to the missing residues part, I decided to use distance restraints 
between the two ends. Please note that only one of the chain is in covalently 
linked with the transmembrane domain. Rest of them have vanderwaals 
interactions.

Thanks for any kind of suggestion in this regard.

Prema.

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[gmx-users] Position restraints on a pentamer

2008-08-15 Thread plmallip
Please ignore my previous mail. There was typo error.

Dear colleagues,



   I want to do MD simulation of only the extracellular
domain of a pentamer, excluding the transmembrane domain. So, I want to
restrain the part of the extracellular domain in contact with the
transmembrane domain. I am using position restraints for few of those
residues as well as to the two ends of one of the subunits, in which
there are missing residues.



[ position_restraints ]

; atom  type  fx  fy  fz

   457 1  1000  1000  1000

   459 1  1000  1000  1000

   460 1  1000  1000  1000

   461 1  1000  1000  1000





 After few ns of MD, I observed that 3 of the subunits are distorted while 
the other 2 aren't. 



1) Is this because of imposing position restraints or is it because of the gap 
in between (due to missing residues) in one of the subunits? 



2)Is there any other way to restrain (apart from position restraints) the 
protein for this purpose? 



    Coming to the missing residues part, I decided to use distance
restraints between the two ends. Please note that only one of the chain
is in covalently linked with the transmembrane domain. Rest of them
have vanderwaals interactions.



Thanks for any kind of suggestion in this regard.



Prema.

- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:00 pm
Subject: Position restraints on a pentamer
To: gmx-users@gromacs.org

 Dear colleagues,
 
    I want to do MD simulation of only the 
 extracellular domain of a pentamer, excluding the transmembrane 
 domain. So, I want to restrain the part of the extracellular 
 domain in contact with the transmembrane domain. I am using 
 position restraints for few of those residues as well as to 
 the two ends of one of the subunits, in which there are missing 
 residues.
 [ position_restraints ]
 ; atom  type  fx  fy  fz
    457 1  1000  1000  1000
    459 1  1000  1000  1000
    460 1  1000  1000  1000
    461 1  1000  1000  1000
 
 
  After few ns of MD, I observed that 3 of the subunits are 
 distorted while the other 2 aren't. 
 
 1) Is this because of imposing position restraints or is it 
 because of the gap between two subunits in on the subunits? 
 
 2)Is there any other way to restrain (apart from position 
 restraints) the protein for this purpose? 
 
     Coming to the missing residues part, I decided to use 
 distance restraints between the two ends. Please note that only 
 one of the chain is in covalently linked with the transmembrane 
 domain. Rest of them have vanderwaals interactions.
 
 Thanks for any kind of suggestion in this regard.
 
 Prema.
 

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Re: [gmx-users] Position restraints on a pentamer

2008-08-15 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Please ignore my previous mail. There was typo error.

Dear colleagues,

   I want to do MD simulation of only the extracellular 
domain of a pentamer, excluding the transmembrane domain. So, I want to 
restrain the part of the extracellular domain in contact with the 
transmembrane domain. I am using position restraints for few of those 
residues as well as to the two ends of one of the subunits, in which 
there are missing residues.


[ position_restraints ]
; atom  type  fx  fy  fz
   457 1  1000  1000  1000
   459 1  1000  1000  1000
   460 1  1000  1000  1000
   461 1  1000  1000  1000


 After few ns of MD, I observed that 3 of the subunits are distorted 
while the other 2 aren't.


Can you explain what you mean by distorted?  Or post images online somewhere?



1) Is this because of imposing position restraints or is it because of 
the gap in between (due to missing residues) in one of the subunits?


Potentially one or the other, or even both.  In science, we have to eliminate 
variables, so you may want to try one of two things (if not both, ultimately):


1. Remove position restraints.
2. Fix the missing residues in the model.

Depending on what you're interested in, either might be a viable option.  I 
would think you'd like to rebuild the missing residues, unless you think they 
will have absolutely no effect on the dynamics.




2)Is there any other way to restrain (apart from position restraints) 
the protein for this purpose?


There is an option within the .mdp file called freezegrps.  Note that this 
option doesn't work well when applying pressure coupling.


-Justin



Coming to the missing residues part, I decided to use distance 
restraints between the two ends. Please note that only one of the chain 
is in covalently linked with the transmembrane domain. Rest of them have 
vanderwaals interactions.


Thanks for any kind of suggestion in this regard.

Prema.

- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:00 pm
Subject: Position restraints on a pentamer
To: gmx-users@gromacs.org

  Dear colleagues,
 
 I want to do MD simulation of only the
  extracellular domain of a pentamer, excluding the transmembrane
  domain. So, I want to restrain the part of the extracellular
  domain in contact with the transmembrane domain. I am using
  position restraints for few of those residues as well as to
  the two ends of one of the subunits, in which there are missing
  residues.
  [ position_restraints ]
  ; atom  type  fx  fy  fz
 457 1  1000  1000  1000
 459 1  1000  1000  1000
 460 1  1000  1000  1000
 461 1  1000  1000  1000
 
 
   After few ns of MD, I observed that 3 of the subunits are
  distorted while the other 2 aren't.
 
  1) Is this because of imposing position restraints or is it
  because of the gap between two subunits in on the subunits?
 
  2)Is there any other way to restrain (apart from position
  restraints) the protein for this purpose?
 
  Coming to the missing residues part, I decided to use
  distance restraints between the two ends. Please note that only
  one of the chain is in covalently linked with the transmembrane
  domain. Rest of them have vanderwaals interactions.
 
  Thanks for any kind of suggestion in this regard.
 
  Prema.
 
 




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Justin A. Lemkul
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin


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