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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. B2024

Software Infrastructure for Next-Generation QM/MM-ΔMLP Force Fields.

Timothy J Giese, Jinzhe Zeng, Lauren Lerew, Erika McCarthy, Yujun Tao, Şölen Ekesan, Darrin M York

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7 authors.

Timothy J GieseLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0653-9168
Jinzhe ZengLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1515-8172
Lauren LerewLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Erika McCarthyLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8089-0207
Yujun TaoLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4520-941X
Şölen EkesanLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5598-5754
Darrin M YorkLaboratory for Biomolecular Simulation Research, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9193-7055

Funding

Multi-Scale Quantum Models for Ribozyme CatalysisR01GM062248 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI Darrin M York · 2001 to 2026
$7.1M
Next-generation integrated quantum force fields for biomedical applicationsR01GM107485 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI Darrin M York · 2015 to 2026
$3.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062248NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107485
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present software infrastructure for the design and testing of new quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical and machine-learning potential (QM/MM-ΔMLP) force fields for a wide range of applications. The software integrates Amber's molecular dynamics simulation capabilities with fast, approximate quantum models in the xtb package and machine-learning potential corrections in DeePMD-kit. The xtb package implements the recently developed density-functional tight-binding QM models with multipolar electrostatics and density-dependent dispersion (GFN2-xTB), and the interface with Amber enables their use in periodic boundary QM/MM simulations with linear-scaling QM/MM particle-mesh Ewald electrostatics. The accuracy of the semiempirical models is enhanced by including machine-learning correction potentials (ΔMLPs) enabled through an interface with the DeePMD-kit software. The goal of this paper is to present and validate the implementation of this software infrastructure in molecular dynamics and free energy simulations. The utility of the new infrastructure is demonstrated in proof-of-concept example applications. The software elements presented here are open source and freely available. Their interface provides a powerful enabling technology for the design of new QM/MM-ΔMLP models for studying a wide range of problems, including biomolecular reactivity and protein-ligand binding.

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PMID38905451
PMCPMC11414325

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