Free Energies and Entropies of Binding Sites Identified by MixMD Cosolvent Simulations
Free Energies and Entropies of Binding Sites Identified by MixMD Cosolvent Simulations
In our recent efforts to map protein surfaces using mixed-solvent molecular dynamics (MixMD) (Ghanakota, P.; Carlson, H. A. Moving Beyond Active-Site Detection: MixMD Applied to Allosteric Systems. J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120, 8685-8695), we were able to successfully capture active sites and allosteric sites within the top-four most occupied hotspots. In this study, we describe our approach for estimating the thermodynamic profile of the binding sites identified by MixMD. First, we establish a framework for calculating free energies from MixMD simulations, and we compare our approach to alternative methods. Second, we present a means to obtain a relative ranking of the binding sites by their configurational entropy. The theoretical maximum and minimum free energy and entropy values achievable under such a framework along with the limitations of the techniques are discussed. Using this approach, the free energy and relative entropy ranking of the top-four MixMD binding sites were computed and analyzed across our allosteric protein targets: Abl Kinase, Androgen Receptor, Pdk1 Kinase, Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase, Chk1 Kinase, Glucokinase, and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B.
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor United States
- University of Michigan–Flint United States
Binding Sites, Protein Conformation, Entropy, Solvents, Proteins, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Binding Sites, Protein Conformation, Entropy, Solvents, Proteins, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
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