Atomistic Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Peptide Phosphorylation

Shen T, Wong Cf, McCammon Ja, Chung Wong

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Abstract

We report the implementation of an all-atom Brownian dynamics simulation model of peptides using the constraint algorithm LINCS. The algorithm has been added as a part of UHBD. It uses adaptive time steps to achieve a balance between computational speed and stability. The algorithm was applied to study the effect of phosphorylation on the conformational preference of the peptide Gly-Ser-Ser-Ser. We find that the middle serine residue experiences considerable conformational change from the C(7eq) to the alpha(R) structure upon phosphorylation. NMR (3)J coupling constants were also computed from the Brownian trajectories using the Karplus equation. The calculated (3)J results agree reasonably well with experimental data for phosphorylated peptide but less so for doubly charged phosphorylated one.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume123
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 9 2001

Disciplines

  • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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