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Evaluating rotational diffusion from protein MD simulations.

Vance Wong1, David A Case

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|December 7, 2007
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Molecular dynamics simulations provide insights into protein rotational diffusion. However, current simulation lengths may be insufficient for accurate results, necessitating longer simulations for reliable data.

Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Protein Dynamics

Background:

  • Advancements in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations allow for longer timescales, approaching protein tumbling periods.
  • Understanding protein rotational diffusion is crucial for interpreting experimental data and modeling molecular behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of MD simulations in capturing protein rotational diffusion.
  • To compare simulation-derived diffusion tensors with experimental NMR relaxation data.
  • To determine the required simulation lengths for reliable rotational diffusion analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Performed extensive MD simulations of four small globular proteins (ubiquitin, binase, lysozyme, protein G fragment B3).
  • Utilized three distinct water models: TIP3P, TIP4P/EW, and SPC/E.

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  • Developed and applied a method to extract diffusion tensors from simulation trajectories.
  • Compared simulation results with experimental data from NMR relaxation measurements.

    • Main Results:

    • MD simulations accurately followed diffusion equations for high-order spherical harmonics.
    • Diffusion tensors derived from simulations showed significant discrepancies with experimental values, particularly with the TIP3P water model.
    • Internal protein motions on the nanosecond timescale were observed and characterized.
    • The product of internal and overall time-correlation functions effectively represented the total time-correlation function.

    Conclusions:

    • Current MD simulation lengths (6-60 times tumbling time) are insufficient for precise rotational diffusion tensor determination.
    • Significantly longer simulations (20-100 times tumbling time) are required for robust statistical accuracy.
    • The choice of water model critically impacts the accuracy of simulated rotational diffusion.
    • MD simulations can capture complex protein dynamics, but careful validation against experimental data is essential.