Re: Membrane protein simulaton

From: Eduard Schreiner (eduard.schreiner_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2011 - 19:08:43 CST

There is a tutorial dealing with setting up a membrane-protein system
which will answer your questions if you work through it. Check
"Membrane Proteins Tutorial"
at
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Training/Tutorials/

eddi

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:19 PM, snoze pa <snoze.pa_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear NAMD users,
>
> I am trying to setup a NAMD simulation for membrane protein. I have a
> question related to setup?
>
> 1. I have to remove part of the lipid that is in contact with protein.
> I am not sure how much of the lapid molecule I should cut? shall I
> remove with in 0.6A from protein?
>
> 2. How can I avoid water from entering into membrene during
> simulation. I found a script keep_water_out.tcl in NAMD tutorial but I
> don't know how to use it.
>
> I will highly appreciate your help solving this protein.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> S
>
>

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