Performing all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of intrinsically disordered proteins with replica exchange solute tempering

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Main Authors: Koneru, Jaya Krishna, Reid, Korey M., Robustelli, Paul
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author Koneru, Jaya Krishna
Reid, Korey M.
Robustelli, Paul
author_facet Koneru, Jaya Krishna
Reid, Korey M.
Robustelli, Paul
contents All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations are a valuable tool for characterizing the conformational ensembles of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). IDP conformational ensembles are highly heterogeneous and contain structures with many distinct topologies separated by large free-energy barriers. Sampling the vast conformational space of IDPs in explicit solvent all-atom MD simulations is extremely challenging, and enhanced sampling methods are generally required to obtain statistically meaningful descriptions of IDP conformational ensembles. Replica exchange solute tempering (REST) methods, where multiple coupled simulations of a system are performed in parallel with selectively modified potential energy functions, are a powerful approach for efficiently sampling the conformational space of IDPs. In this chapter, we demonstrate how to set-up, perform and analyze all-atom MD simulations of IDPs with REST enhanced sampling methods.
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spellingShingle Performing all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of intrinsically disordered proteins with replica exchange solute tempering
Koneru, Jaya Krishna
Reid, Korey M.
Robustelli, Paul
Chemical Physics
All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations are a valuable tool for characterizing the conformational ensembles of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). IDP conformational ensembles are highly heterogeneous and contain structures with many distinct topologies separated by large free-energy barriers. Sampling the vast conformational space of IDPs in explicit solvent all-atom MD simulations is extremely challenging, and enhanced sampling methods are generally required to obtain statistically meaningful descriptions of IDP conformational ensembles. Replica exchange solute tempering (REST) methods, where multiple coupled simulations of a system are performed in parallel with selectively modified potential energy functions, are a powerful approach for efficiently sampling the conformational space of IDPs. In this chapter, we demonstrate how to set-up, perform and analyze all-atom MD simulations of IDPs with REST enhanced sampling methods.
title Performing all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of intrinsically disordered proteins with replica exchange solute tempering
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01860