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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2021

Additive CHARMM36 Force Field for Nonstandard Amino Acids.

Anastasia Croitoru, Sang-Jun Park, Anmol Kumar, Jumin Lee, Wonpil Im, Alexander D MacKerell, Alexey Aleksandrov

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anastasia CroitoruLaboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences (CNRS UMR7645, INSERM U1182), Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France.
Sang-Jun ParkDepartments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Computer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-3724
Anmol KumarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States.
Jumin LeeDepartments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Computer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-0118
Wonpil ImDepartments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Computer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-6041
Alexander D MacKerellDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-6804
Alexey AleksandrovLaboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences (CNRS UMR7645, INSERM U1182), Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-3931
Lehigh University · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Macromolecular Conformational HeterogeneityR35GM131710 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ALEXANDER D MACKERELL · 2019 to 2026
$6.2M
CHARMM-GUI Development for Biomolecular Modeling and Simulation CommunityR01GM138472 · NIGMS · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY · PI IM, WONPIL · 2020 to 2023
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138472NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonstandard amino acids are both abundant in nature, where they play a key role in various cellular processes, and can be synthesized in laboratories, for example, for the manufacture of a range of pharmaceutical agents. In this work, we have extended the additive all-atom CHARMM36 and CHARMM General force field (CGenFF) to a large set of 333 nonstandard amino acids. These include both amino acids with nonstandard side chains, such as post-translationally modified and artificial amino acids, as well as amino acids with modified backbone groups, such as chromophores composed of several amino acids. Model compounds representative of the nonstandard amino acids were parametrized for protonation states that are likely at the physiological pH of 7 and, for some more common residues, in both d- and l-stereoisomers. Considering all protonation, tautomeric, and stereoisomeric forms, a total of 406 nonstandard amino acids were parametrized. Emphasis was placed on the quality of both intra- and intermolecular parameters. Partial charges were derived using quantum mechanical (QM) data on model compound dipole moments, electrostatic potentials, and interactions with water. Optimization of all intramolecular parameters, including torsion angle parameters, was performed against information from QM adiabatic potential energy surface (PES) scans. Special emphasis was put on the quality of terms corresponding to PES around rotatable dihedral angles. Validation of the force field was based on molecular dynamics simulations of 20 protein complexes containing different nonstandard amino acids. Overall, the presented parameters will allow for computational studies of a wide range of proteins containing nonstandard amino acids, including natural and artificial residues.

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Amino AcidsCysteineHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMolecular Dynamics SimulationProteinsQuantum TheoryStatic ElectricityStereoisomerismTryptophanWater4-fluorotryptophanAmino AcidsCysteineProteinsS-homoadenosyl-L-cysteineTryptophanWater

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PMID34009984
PMCPMC8207570
OpenAlexW3161240351

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