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Efficient equilibrium sampling of all-atom peptides using library-based Monte Carlo
We applied our previously developed library-based Monte Carlo (LBMC) to
equilibrium sampling of several implicitly solvated all-atom peptides. LBMC can
perform equilibrium sampling of molecules using the pre-calculated statistical
libraries of molecular-fragment configurations and energies. For this study, we
employed residue-based fragments distributed according to the Boltzmann factor
of the OPLS-AA forcefield describing the individual fragments. Two solvent
models were employed: a simple uniform dielectric and the Generalized
Born/Surface Area (GBSA) model. The efficiency of LBMC was compared to standard
Langevin dynamics (LD) using three different statistical tools. The statistical
analyses indicate that LBMC is more than 100 times faster than LD not only for
the simple solvent model but also for GBSA.Comment: 5 figure
Extending fragment-based free energy calculations with library Monte Carlo simulation: Annealing in interaction space
Pre-calculated libraries of molecular fragment configurations have previously
been used as a basis for both equilibrium sampling (via "library-based Monte
Carlo") and for obtaining absolute free energies using a polymer-growth
formalism. Here, we combine the two approaches to extend the size of systems
for which free energies can be calculated. We study a series of all-atom
poly-alanine systems in a simple dielectric "solvent" and find that precise
free energies can be obtained rapidly. For instance, for 12 residues, less than
an hour of single-processor is required. The combined approach is formally
equivalent to the "annealed importance sampling" algorithm; instead of
annealing by decreasing temperature, however, interactions among fragments are
gradually added as the molecule is "grown." We discuss implications for future
binding affinity calculations in which a ligand is grown into a binding site
Neutrino wave function and oscillation suppression
We consider a thought experiment, in which a neutrino is produced by an
electron on a nucleus in a crystal. The wave function of the oscillating
neutrino is calculated assuming that the electron is described by a wave
packet. If the electron is relativistic and the spatial size of its wave packet
is much larger than the size of the crystal cell, then the wave packet of the
produced neutrino has essentially the same size as the wave packet of the
electron. We investigate the suppression of neutrino oscillations at large
distances caused by two mechanisms: 1) spatial separation of wave packets
corresponding to different neutrino masses; 2) neutrino energy dispersion for
given neutrino mass eigenstates. We resolve contributions of these two
mechanisms.Comment: 7 page
Experience in Developing Early Warning System for Financial Crises and the Forecast of Russian Banking Sector Dynamic in 2012
The article summarizes the key results of researches in the field of early warning systems for financial crises, conducted by the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF) since 2005. The proposed early warning system consists of three major blocks: the leading indicators of certain types of risks and the composite leading indicator of a systemic banking crisis; the medium-term scenario forecasting of key macroeconomic and financial indicators; stress testing of credit and liquidity risks of banks. On the basis of this early warning system we estimate the risks of financial crisis and some kinds of systemic risks in the different scenarios for the Russian economy in 2012. The analysis, in particular, revealed a sensitivity threshold of the domestic financial sector to changes in the world oil prices. Furthermore, it was found that the greatest destabilizing effect on the Russian financial sector may be caused by systemic credit risk.systemic financial crises, credit risks, liquidity risks, currency risks, early warning system, leading indicators, stress testing
Thermal Motions of the E. Coli Glucose-Galactose Binding Protein Studied Using Well-Sampled Semi-Atomistic Simulations
The E. coli glucose-galactose chemosensory receptor is a 309 residue, 32 kDa
protein consisting of two distinct structural domains. In this computational
study, we studied the protein's thermal fluctuations, including both the large
scale interdomain movements that contribute to the receptor's mechanism of
action, as well as smaller scale motions, using two different computational
methods. We employ extremely fast, "semi-atomistic" Library-Based Monte Carlo
(LBMC) simulations, which include all backbone atoms but "implicit" side
chains. Our results were compared with previous experiments and an all-atom
Langevin dynamics simulation. Both LBMC and Langevin dynamics simulations were
performed using both the apo and glucose-bound form of the protein, with LBMC
exhibiting significantly larger fluctuations. The LBMC simulations are also in
general agreement with the disulfide trapping experiments of Careaga & Falke
(JMB, 1992; Biophys. J., 1992), which indicate that distant residues in the
crystal structure (i.e. beta carbons separated by 10 to 20 angstroms) form
spontaneous transient contacts in solution. Our simulations illustrate several
possible "mechanisms" (configurational pathways) for these fluctuations. We
also observe several discrepancies between our calculations and experiment.
Nevertheless, we believe that our semi-atomistic approach could be used to
study the fluctuations in other proteins, perhaps for ensemble docking, or
other analyses of protein flexibility in virtual screening studies.Comment: 23 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
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Self-energy limited ion transport in sub-nanometer channels
The current-voltage characteristics of the alpha-Hemolysin protein pore
during the passage of single-stranded DNA under varying ionic strength, C, are
studied experimentally. We observe strong blockage of the current, weak
super-linear growth of the current as a function of voltage, and a minimum of
the current as a function of C. These observations are interpreted as the
result of the ion electrostatic self-energy barrier originating from the large
difference in the dielectric constants of water and the lipid bilayer. The
dependence of DNA capture rate on C also agrees with our model.Comment: more experimental material is added. 4 pages, 7 figure
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