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Tunable, mixed-resolution modeling using library-based Monte Carlo and graphics processing units.

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Building on our recently introduced library-based Monte Carlo (LBMC) approach, we describe a flexible protocol for mixed coarse-grained (CG)/all-atom (AA) simulation of proteins and ligands. In the present implementation of LBMC, protein side chain configurations are pre-calculated and stored in libraries, while bonded interactions along the backbone are treated explicitly. Because the AA side chain coordinates are maintained at minimal run-time cost, arbitrary sites and interaction terms can be turned on to create mixed-resolution models. For example, an AA region of interest such as a binding site can be coupled to a CG model for the rest of the protein. We have additionally developed a hybrid implementation of the generalized Born/surface area (GBSA) implicit solvent model suitable for mixed-resolution models, which in turn was ported to a graphics processing unit (GPU) for faster calculation. The new software was applied to study two systems: (i) the behavior of spin labels on the B1 domain of protein G (GB1) and (ii) docking of randomly initialized estradiol configurations to the ligand binding domain of the estrogen receptor (ERĪ±). The performance of the GPU version of the code was also benchmarked in a number of additional systems.

Year of Publication
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2012
Journal
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Journal of chemical theory and computation
Volume
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8
Issue
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8
Number of Pages
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2921-2929
Date Published
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2012
ISSN Number
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1549-9618
DOI
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10.1021/ct300263z
Short Title
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J Chem Theory Comput
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