AW: what restraint can I use to prevent membrane diffusion on the Z-axis?

From: Norman Geist (norman.geist_at_uni-greifswald.de)
Date: Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:42:24 CST

Hi,

 

maybe one could also investigate if it is a COM drift due to PME which could
be removed with zeromomentum.

 

Best wishes

 

Norman Geist.

 

Von: owner-namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu [mailto:owner-namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu] Im Auftrag
von Aron Broom
Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Februar 2012 06:16
An: kanchi subbarao rao
Cc: Chris Harrison; Jose Borreguero; NAMD-l
Betreff: Re: namd-l: what restraint can I use to prevent membrane diffusion
on the Z-axis?

 

If your problem is like what Jose had, where the whole membrane slab is just
moving along the normal axis, I don't see why this is a problem. The system
is periodic, there will always be the same amount of water between periodic
copies, and you expect to see random diffusion in some direction. I see no
reason why you would want to restrain it under these conditions, the only
problem it will cause is a visual one which can be easily remedied with
post-processing.

~Aron

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:49 PM, kanchi subbarao rao <ksubbu85_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

hi Chris,
          Is any one reply for this mail.I need to know how fix this
problem.shall you suggest me ......

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 10:09 PM, kanchi subbarao rao <ksubbu85_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

hi all
       I have also similar problem.I did some DPPC lipid bilayer
simulations.I used 3D PBC and run the simulation in NPT.
The lipid part is not diffused but it was moved along Z - axis inside
periodic Box.Due to that the water was come to one side more (at bottom )
and the other side (at top) less.I maintain the water more than fully
hydration.It means the simulation is correct. But lipid motion in along z -
axis was not looking good.
         How can we over come this problem.please any suggestions please
...........

subbarao kanchi
physics Dept
IISC Bangalore
India

 

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Chris Harrison <charris5_at_gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Jose,

 

The membrane diffuses as a single unit in the z-axis? Or, you have a net
diffusion in the z-axis of all the lipids in the membrane, while the
membrane itself is not actually diffusing?

 

Best,

Chris

 

 

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Jose Borreguero <borreguero_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

Dear NAMD users,

While simulating a DLPC membrane, I noticed that it tends to diffuse along
the normal (Z-axis) component. Is there a 'standard' restrain that is used
to prevent such diffusion?
The first option I thought was to restrain the center of mass of the whole
membrane along the Z-axis, but I don't know what is a reasonable value for
the force constant.
If anyone has any experience dealing with this kind of problem, please do
reply.

Best regards,
Jose M. Borreguero

 

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University of Waterloo

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