Title
Optimization of Protein Backbone Dihedral Angles by Means of Hamiltonian Reweighting.
Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations depend critically on the accuracy of the underlying force fields in properly representing biomolecules. Hence, it is crucial to validate the force-field parameter sets in this respect. In the context of the GROMOS force field, this is usually achieved by comparing simulation data to experimental observables for small molecules. In this study, we develop new amino acid backbone dihedral angle potential energy parameters based on the widely used 54A7 parameter set by matching to experimental J values and secondary structure propensity scales. In order to find the most appropriate backbone parameters, close to 100 000 different combinations of parameters have been screened. However, since the sheer number of combinations considered prohibits actual molecular dynamics simulations for each of them, we instead predicted the values for every combination using Hamiltonian reweighting. While the original 54A7 parameter set fails to reproduce the experimental data, we are able to provide parameters that match significantly better. However, to ensure applicability in the context of larger peptides and full proteins, further studies have to be undertaken.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00399
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
Field
DocType
Volume
Force field (physics),Statistical physics,Combinatorics,Observable,Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics),Experimental data,Combinatorial chemistry,Potential energy,Molecular dynamics,Protein secondary structure,Mathematics,Dihedral angle
Journal
56
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
9
1549-9596
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
5
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christian Margreitter192.37
Chris Oostenbrink229738.41