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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2016

Uncovering Large-Scale Conformational Change in Molecular Dynamics without Prior Knowledge.

Ryan L Melvin, Ryan C Godwin, Jiajie Xiao, William G Thompson, Kenneth S Berenhaut, Freddie R Salsbury

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Ryan L MelvinDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
Ryan C GodwinDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
Jiajie XiaoDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
William G ThompsonDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
Kenneth S BerenhautDepartment of Mathematics & Statistics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
Freddie R SalsburyDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.

Funding

Tumor Tissue CoreP30CA012197 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Ruben A. Mesa · 1985 to 2026
$55.4M
Structural and Computational Biophysics Training ProgramT32GM095440 · NIGMS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HOLLIS, THOMAS J, LYLES, DOUGLAS S. · 2011 to 2020
$1.7M
Targeting the MSH2-dependent Apoptotic PathwayR01CA129373 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY · PI SALSBURY, FREDDIE R. · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA012197NCI NIH HHS R01 CA129373NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM095440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the length of molecular dynamics (MD) trajectories grows with increasing computational power, so does the importance of clustering methods for partitioning trajectories into conformational bins. Of the methods available, the vast majority require users to either have some a priori knowledge about the system to be clustered or to tune clustering parameters through trial and error. Here we present non-parametric uses of two modern clustering techniques suitable for first-pass investigation of an MD trajectory. Being non-parametric, these methods require neither prior knowledge nor parameter tuning. The first method, HDBSCAN, is fast-relative to other popular clustering methods-and is able to group unstructured or intrinsically disordered systems (such as intrinsically disordered proteins, or IDPs) into bins that represent global conformational shifts. HDBSCAN is also useful for determining the overall stability of a system-as it tends to group stable systems into one or two bins-and identifying transition events between metastable states. The second method, iMWK-Means, with explicit rescaling followed by K-Means, while slower than HDBSCAN, performs well with stable, structured systems such as folded proteins and is able to identify higher resolution details such as changes in relative position of secondary structural elements. Used in conjunction, these clustering methods allow a user to discern quickly and without prior knowledge the stability of a simulated system and identify both local and global conformational changes.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationAptamers, NucleotideCluster AnalysisHumansI-kappa B KinaseIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryThrombinZinc FingersAptamers, NucleotideI-kappa B KinaseIKBKG protein, humanIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsThrombinthrombin aptamervillin

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PMCPMC5719493

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