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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Designed miniproteins with a betabetaalpha motif, such as BBA5, 1FSD, and 1PSV can serve as a benchmark set to test the validity of all-atom force fields with computer simulation, because they contain all the basic structural elements in protein folding. Unfortunately, it was found that the standard all-atom force fields with the generalized Born (GB) implicit solvation model tend to produce distorted free energy surfaces for the betabetaalpha proteins, not only because energetically those proteins need to be described by more balanced weights of the alpha- and beta-strands, but also because the GB implicit solvation model suffers from overestimated salt bridge effects. In an attempt to resolve these problems, we have modified one of the standard all-atom force fields in conjunction with the GB model, such that each native state of the betabetaalpha proteins is in its free energy minimum state with reasonable energy barriers separating local minima. With this modified energy model, the free energy contour map in each protein was constructed from the replica exchange molecular dynamics REMD simulation. The resulting free energy surfaces are significantly improved in comparison with previous simulation results and consistent with general views on small protein folding behaviors with realistic topology and energetics of all three proteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1097-0134
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
663-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Free energy surfaces of miniproteins with a betabetaalpha motif: replica exchange molecular dynamics simulation with an implicit solvation model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't