SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// New methods for studying receptor-ligand interactions Zsolt Zsoldos, Aniko Simon SimBioSys Inc., Efficient grid-based force field calculations on protein structures to evaluate, visualise and help to improve the binding of lead structures.
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Contents of the presentation Next generation grid technology Configurable interaction force fields Force field visualisation techniques Results on Trypsin - APPA Ras P21 - GDP COX2 - SC558
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Grid resolution problem 1.6Å 7K points 0.3 MB 0.22 min 50% error 1.0Å 30K points 1.3 MB 1 min 20%error 0.5Å 250K points 11 MB 8 min 8% error 0.16Å 7300K points 321 MB 216 min 2% error
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Variable resolution grids Grid spacing 0.15 Å -3.0 Å Memory and CPU (build) ~1 Å -1.5 Å grid equivalent Precision for ligand atoms ~0.15 Å grid equivalent Octree, hashing Hierarchical grid: constant access time 0.15Å-3.0Å variable 28K points 1.5 MB 1 min 2%
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Interaction Force Fields 1. Van der Waals: Lennard Jones Electrostatics: Coulomb Parameters based on AMBER Partial charges of H-bond acceptors are distributed to the lone pairs at 1 Å distance from the heavy atom Lp O C - -
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Interaction Force Fields 2. Hydrogen bond term: A-H and D-Lp distances Proton directionality: cos 2 D-H-A) Lone pair directionality: cos(A-Lp-H) Optimum directionality vectors Multiple receptor atom effects Separate donor, acceptor grids D H A Lp
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Interaction Force Fields 3. Hydrophobicity term: Distance dependent functions (e.g. Lennard-Jones) Polar repulsion component Clash penalty component Activity flags (assigned using knowledge base) Highly configurable setup Smooth functions
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Force field visualization techniques 2D surfaces Molecular surface map Contour iso-surface Color coded cut plane True 3D visualisation Volume rendering
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// APPA electro and H-bond fields with Volume Rendering
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// APPA H-bond donor field visualisations
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Trypsin forces compared to APPA atoms
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Ras P21H-bond acceptor field with GDP
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Ras P21 H-bond donor field with GDP
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Ras P21 electrostatic and H-bond fields compared to GDP ligand atoms
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// COX- 2 hydrophobicity field with SC558
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// COX-2 electrostatics with SC558
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Conclusion "No compromise" solution to eliminate the well known grid resolution problem Force Field validation - looking for collaborators Volume rendering is "The Ultimate" solution for 3D force field visualisation - now available with interactive speed on cheap PC hardware The “InterView” software
SimBioSys Inc.© 2001http:// Acknowledgements Timur Skeini, Irina and Zsolt Szabo Peter Johnson & ICAMS - consultations Linux community - development platform nVidia, ATI etc. - fast volume rendering The organizers - opportunity The audience - attention and patience