2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Statistical analysis of conformational changes of proteins
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24770159
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Biophysics
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| Research Institution | Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUNAGA YASUHIRO 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 計算科学研究機構, 基礎科学特別研究員 (60464525)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 統計数理 / タンパク質 / 分子動力学シミュレーション / アデニル酸キナーゼ / 多剤排出トランスポーター |
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| Research Abstract |
With the help of recent advances in computer hardware and software, it is becoming possible to simulate functionally relevant conformational changes of biomolecules. On the other hand, however, the amount of simulation data is rapidly increasing and it is becoming difficult to treat such large amount of data without statistical analysis. In this study, we have developed a framework for the statistical analysis of molecular dynamics simulation data. The developed framework was successfully applied to conformational change data of two cases: (i) The most slowest degrees of freedom (involving the P-loop and a hinge region) in Adenylate Kinase was identified from 9 microseconds simulation data. (ii) Free energy differences along the conformational change pathways of multidrug transporter AcrB was successfully evaluated.
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Research Products
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