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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Molecular Modeling
  • Drug Discovery

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  • Free energy perturbation (FEP) calculations in molecular simulations are crucial for understanding protein-ligand interactions.
  • Standard Monte Carlo (MC) sampling methods can struggle with high free energy barriers, leading to inconsistent results.
  • Improving the reliability and efficiency of FEP calculations is essential for accurate drug design and development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the consistency and reliability of free energy calculations in protein-ligand complex simulations.
  • To implement and validate a combined enhanced sampling method in the MCPRO software.
  • To improve the sampling of ligand binding modes and reduce pathway dependence in FEP calculations.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of the replica exchange with solute tempering (REST) method within the MCPRO software.
  • Augmentation of the standard REST approach with attempted jumps in selected dihedral angles.
  • Application of the enhanced sampling method to calculate the activities of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Main Results:

  • The combined REST and dihedral angle sampling method significantly improves sampling of ligand binding modes, overcoming high free energy barriers.
  • Computed free energy changes show reduced dependence on initial conditions and mutation pathways compared to standard MC sampling.
  • The method successfully calculated activities for seven non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and its Tyr181Cys variant.

Conclusions:

  • The enhanced sampling strategy provides more consistent and reliable free energy calculations for protein-ligand systems.
  • The method is effective in exploring diverse binding orientations influenced by ligand properties and protein mutations.
  • This approach offers a valuable tool for advancing molecular modeling and drug discovery efforts.