In continuing efforts to streamline the simulation of atomistic DNA structures in GROMACS using the ffAMBER force field (the port of AMBER for GROMACS), the following script takes the .pdb output of NAMOT or NAMOT2 and does all of the atom label and atom label position conversions, correct 3' and 5' terminal H atom assignments, and random changes throughout the .pdb file to provide something that should flow seamlessly into GROMACS.
"Did you need to post the entire script and not just provide the downloadable text file as a link?" Of course, as I suspect no small number of people looking for how to convert a NAMOT pdb file into ffAMBER-speak will begin by searching based on GROMACS errors, which occur one missing residue label at a time. Hopefully, having the entire script readable by google and yahoo will cause it to pop up high in the search ranking.
Less searching, more simulating.
Now, there is one problem. NAMOT and NAMOT2 do not include the methyl group hydrogen atoms on the thymine residue, defaulting to a single C5M. In most of the GROMACS force fields, this is just fine, as the hydrogen atoms are subsumed into the methyl carbon (all non-polar C-H bonds are treated this way). For AMBER (ffAMBER, that is), all hydrogens are included. This fix is performed on the ffAMBER/GROMACS side in a modification to the .hdb and .rtp files that I will describe in an upcoming post.
How to use:
As a series of sed operations, you obviously need sed, which is available for all platforms and "pre-installed" with any self-respecting Linux/UNIX distro (which, of course, means OSX (the OS under which the script was generated).
To run this script, have the script and your NAMOT/NAMOT2-generated .pdb in the same directory and type:
./NAMOT_to_ffAMBER_in_GROMACS.script FILENAME.pdb NN
Where:
NAMOT_to_ffAMBER_in_GROMACS.script is the name of the script
FILENAME.pdb is the .pdb file (include the .pdb)
NN is the number of bases in each strand. This number is required in order to correctly change the atom types on the 3' end of each strand.
This script is downloadable form the following link: NAMOT_to_ffAMBER_in_GROMACS.script
I also include a 35-base C-G double helix NAMOT .pdb file at C_G_NAMOT.pdb. To test the script on your machine, type the following in a Terminal window:
./NAMOT_to_ffAMBER_in_GROMACS.script C_G_NAMOT.pdb 35
As usual, if you have problems, comments, questions, concerns, etc. please either make an account and post a comment for this post or send me an email and I'll keep the running tally.
Also, this same scripting procedure works just fine for the GROMOS96 force fields (ffG53a5, ffG53a6, etc.) and I'll be posting the one I use for those calculations in short order (they are, in fact, easier to work with for GROMACS, as they also neglect the methyl group hydrogen atoms on the Thymine. In fact, they neglect ALL of the non-polar C-H bonds, so you end up deleting atoms from the NAMOT/NAMOT2 .pdb files).
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#
# Questions? Problems? Complaints? Better Ideas?
# Damian Allis, damian@somewhereville.com, www.somewhereville.com
#
# This script takes the double helix output from NAMOT and NAMOT2 (a and b
# strands) and converts them into a format that the current ffAMBER
# implementation for GROMACS can use in the generation of the GROMACS .top file.
#
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#
# Generally, the following list of GROMACS runs should get you through an
# energy minimization without problem. Note only 10 cations are added
# to your structure. Change accordingly (or don't. It doesn't matter for
# the test).
#
# Run these in order:
#
# pdb2gmx -nomerge -f DNA.pdb -o DNA_pdb2gmx.gro -p DNA_pdb2gmx.top
# editconf -f DNA_pdb2gmx.gro -o DNA_editconf.gro -d 1.0 -bt triclinic
# genbox -cp DNA_editconf.gro -cs -o DNA_genbox.gro -p DNA_pdb2gmx.top
# grompp -f em -c DNA_genion.gro -p DNA_pdb2gmx.top -o DNA_grompp2em.tpr
# genion -np 10 -norandom -pname Na -o DNA_genion.gro -s DNA_gromppem.tpr
# -p DNA_pdb2gmx.top (this .top goes in the same line as the genion)
# grompp -f em -c DNA_genion.gro -p DNA_pdb2gmx.top -o DNA_grompp2em.tpr2
# mdrun -s DNA_grompp2em.tpr -o DNA_md_em.trr -c DNA_md_em.pdb -v
#
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#
# In case you don't have one handy, here's the contents of an em.mpd file
# for use in the energy minimization test.
#
# Copy this content below, remove the "#", save as a text filed named
# -> em.mpd
#
# cpp = /usr/bin/cpp
# define = -DFLEXIBLE
# integrator = steep
# nsteps = 5000
# emtol = 10.0
# emstep = 0.01
# nstcgsteep = 100
# coulombtype = PME
# rvdw = 1.0
# rlist = 1.1
# rcoulomb = 1.1
# pme_order = 4
# ewald_rtol = 1e-5
# vdwtype = shift
# ns_type = grid
# nstlist = 10
#
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#
# Here's the command line:
#
# ./NAMOT_to_ffAMBER_in_GROMACS.sed $1 $2
#
# $1 = file name (including the .pdb, as I often forget to not include it)
# $2 = number of the 3' base for conversion into Dn3 (n = A,T,G,C)
# the number in $2 will automatically do the 3' and 5' conversion (keep the
# terminal hydrogens on the PO4- groups)
#
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#
# The magic happens below.
#
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#
# First thing first, make a backup of the original pdb file in case you goof.
#
cp $1 $1_original
#
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#
# This section converts all of the "*" with "z" so that you're not using the
# asterisk during the editing. Replacing with the ffAMBER-requisite
# "single-quote" (') makes the sed script more complicated than it needs to be.
#
sed 's/*/z/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# This section changes the nitrogen hydrogen (NH2) labels to those expected by
# ffMABER. Hn2/1, where n is the atom number in the formal labeling scheme.
#
# THYIME is its own problem, as the methyl carbon needs modification.
# This is addressed by a separate ffAMBER modification. Check
# https://www.somewhereville.com/?cat=74 (my AMBER category) for details.
#
#
# HN2A/B occurs in GUANINE.
#
sed 's/HN2A/ H21/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/HN2B/ H22/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
#
# HN4A/B occurs in CYTOSINE.
#
sed 's/HN4A/ H41/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/HN4B/ H42/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
#
# HN6A/B occurs in ADENINE.
#
sed 's/HN6A/ H61/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/HN6B/ H62/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# This section converts ADE, CYT, GUA, THY in the NAMOT output to DA, DC, DG, DT
# in accord with the topology labels used by ffAMBER in GROMACS for the nucleic
# acids.
#
#
sed 's/ADE / DA /' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/CYT / DC /' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/GUA / DG /' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/THY / DT /' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# This is the bulk of the conversion, moving atoms around and formatting.
# Mostly, just moving atom labels over one column to the left. This doesn't
# necessarily have to be done, but conforms to pdb format better and some
# program may need the atom labels in the columns as defined below.
#
# This section changes all of the hydrogen atom labels.
#
sed 's/1H5z/H5z1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/2H5z/H5z2/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/H2Az/H2z1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/H2Bz/H2z2/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# These are global changes in column position and fix all nucleic acids.
#
sed 's/ P D/P D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ N9 D/N9 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ N7 D/N7 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ N6 D/N6 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ N3 D/N3 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ N1 D/N1 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ C8 D/C8 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ C6 D/C6 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ C5 D/C5 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ C4 D/C4 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ C2 D/C2 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ H8 D/H8 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ H2 D/H2 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ H3 D/H3 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ H6 D/H6 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ O3 D/O3 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ O4 D/O4 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ O2 D/O D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/C5M D/C7 D/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# This section converts the 5' end of both chains into ffAMBER format. Always
# begins with "1". If you deleted some of the double strand at the 5' end and
# the first base number is NOT 1, this script will still run but give you
# a final structure that will require additional modification before running
# the pdb2gmx topology generator.
#
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#
# chain a ADENINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DA a 1/ DA5 a 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DA5/H5T DA5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DA5/O5z DA5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DA/H3T DA3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DA/O3z DA3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# chain b ADENINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DA b 1/ DA5 b 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DA5/H5T DA5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DA5/O5z DA5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DA/H3T DA3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DA/O3z DA3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# chain a THYMINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DT a 1/ DT5 a 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DT5/H5T DT5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DT5/O5z DT5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DT/H3T DT3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DT/O3z DT3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG a 1/ DG5 a 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# chain b THYMINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DT b 1/ DT5 b 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DT5/H5T DT5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DT5/O5z DT5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DT/H3T DT3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DT/O3z DT3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# chain a GUANINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ HB DG5/H5T DG5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DG5/O5z DG5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DG/H3T DG3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DG/O3z DG3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# chain b GUANINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DG b 1/ DG5 b 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DG5/H5T DG5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DG5/O5z DG5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DG3/H3T DG3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DG3/O3z DG3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# chain a CYTOSINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DC a 1/ DC5 a 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DC5/H5T DC5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DC5/O5z DC5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DC/H3T DC3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DC/O3z DC3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# chain b CYTOSINE adjustment
#
sed 's/ DC b 1/ DC5 b 1/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HB DC5/H5T DC5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O5T DC5/O5z DC5/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ HE DC3/H3T DC3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/O3T DC3/O3z DC3/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# This section changes the last base in each chain (a and b) from the default
# "Dn" to "Dn3" so that the topology generation gets the 3' end correct.
# Goes by units, tens, hun, thou and searches specifically for the pattern
# in question (taking care to follow the standard format for base number.
#
# NOTE: We do the junction, crossover, etc. generation outside of NAMOT.
# Therefore, each file output by NAMOT only has chain "a" and chain "b".
#
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#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 1 to 9 (units)
# strand 1/a
#
sed 's/ DA a '$2'/DA3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC a '$2'/DC3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG a '$2'/DG3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT a '$2'/DT3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 1 to 9 (units)
# strand 2/b
#
sed 's/ DA b '$2'/DA3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC b '$2'/DC3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG b '$2'/DG3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT b '$2'/DT3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 10 to 99 (tens)
# strand 1/a
#
sed 's/ DA a '$2'/DA3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC a '$2'/DC3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG a '$2'/DG3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT a '$2'/DT3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 10 to 99 (tens)
# strand 2/b
#
sed 's/ DA b '$2'/DA3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC b '$2'/DC3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG b '$2'/DG3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT b '$2'/DT3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 100 to 999 (hund)
# strand 1/a
#
sed 's/ DA a '$2'/DA3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC a '$2'/DC3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG a '$2'/DG3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT a '$2'/DT3 a '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 100 to 999 (hund)
# strand 2/b
#
sed 's/ DA b '$2'/DA3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC b '$2'/DC3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG b '$2'/DG3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT b '$2'/DT3 b '$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 1000 to 9999 (thou)
# strand 1/a
#
sed 's/ DA a'$2'/DA3 a'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC a'$2'/DC3 a'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG a'$2'/DG3 a'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT a'$2'/DT3 a'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
# changes the 3' strand if the length is from 1000 to 9999 (thou)
# strand 2/b
#
sed 's/ DA b'$2'/DA3 b'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DC b'$2'/DC3 b'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DG b'$2'/DG3 b'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
sed 's/ DT b'$2'/DT3 b'$2'/' $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1
#
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#
# Home stretch. Changes all of the "z" atoms in the pdb file to ' (single-
# quotes) for ffMABER.
#
sed s/\z/\'/g $1 > $1_temp
rm $1
mv $1_temp $1_proper_pdb
#
#
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# Questions? Problems? Complaints? Better Ideas?
# Damian Allis, damian@somewhereville.com, www.somewhereville.com
#
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