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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2021

Combining Evolutionary Conservation and Quantum Topological Analyses To Determine Quantum Mechanics Subsystems for Biomolecular Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Simulations.

Mark A Hix, Emmett M Leddin, G Andrés Cisneros

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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 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark A HixDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76201, United States.
Emmett M LeddinDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76201, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-0092
G Andrés CisnerosDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76201, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6629-3430
University of North Texas · US

Funding

Theory and Simulation of DNA Repair Enzymes; Mechanism, Structure and FunctionR01GM108583 · NIGMS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CISNEROS, GERARDO ANDRES · 2014 to 2022
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM108583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selection of residues and other molecular fragments for inclusion in the quantum mechanics (QM) region for QM/molecular mechanics (MM) simulations is an important step for these calculations. Here, we present an approach that combines protein sequence/structure evolution and electron localization function (ELF) analyses. The combination of these two analyses allows the determination of whether a residue needs to be included in the QM subsystem or can be represented by the MM environment. We have applied this approach on two systems previously investigated by QM/MM simulations, 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase (4OT) and ten-eleven translocation-2 (TET2), that provide examples where fragments may or may not need to be included in the QM subsystem. Subsequently, we present the use of this approach to determine the appropriate QM subsystem to calculate the minimum energy path (MEP) for the reaction catalyzed by human DNA polymerase λ (Polλ) with a third cation in the active site. Our results suggest that the combination of protein evolutionary and ELF analyses provides insights into residue/molecular fragment selection for QM/MM simulations.

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Evolution, ChemicalQuantum TheoryAmino Acid SequenceIsomerasesMolecular Dynamics SimulationPseudomonas putida4-oxalocrotonate tautomeraseIsomerases

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PMCPMC8477969
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