MOE Tutorial Dock 05 2011
MOE Tutorial Dock 05 2011
Note:
this
tutorial
can
be
completed
on
a
local
computer
if
MOE
is
installed.
Connect
to
the
School
cluster,
triton:
>ssh
–Y
triton
Start
MOE:
>moe
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(This
command
is
alias
for
/mnt/linux/moe/moe2010/bin-‐lnux/moe)
The
main
window
of
MOE
will
appear:
3.
Load
dicoumarol
structure
to
MOE
Note:
the
pdb
version
of
dicoumarol
structure
was
created
using
Avogardo:
read
in
the
ChemDraw
cdx
file,
let
Avogadro
create
(planar)
structure
and
save
as
pdb.
Note:
you
can
build
the
structure
in
the
MOE
builder.
To
chose
representation
you
like:
go
Render-‐>
Atoms-‐>
select
icon
of
your
choice.
To
personalize
the
background
color:
Render
-‐>
Setup
and
for
atoms
color
use
the
Atom
tab
in
the
lower
right
corner
of
the
main
window.
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Inspect
the
newly
loaded
structure:
is
it
planar?
Are
hydrogen
atoms
present
and
in
the
plane?
4.
MOE
minimization
of
dicoumarol
in
gas
phase
Note:
the
following
list
will
be
used
almost
every
time
when
you
need
to
set
up
a
simulation
Step
1:
Select
the
force
field:
Window-‐>Potential
Setup.
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Note:
which
force
field
components
are
enabled?
What
is
the
role
of
dielectric
constant
in
the
setup?
Note:
partial
charges
need
to
be
calculated.
Click
Apply
if
highlighted.
Step 2: calculate charges. Compute-‐> Partial Charges. Select MMFF94 force field:
Click
OK.
Display
calculated
charges:
Render-‐>Atoms-‐>Charges
or
use
the
Atoms
tab
in
the
lower
right
corner.
Inspect
the
calculated
charges.
Hint:
by
default
charges
will
be
displayed
in
white.
Use
the
Effects
&
Text
tab
in
the
Visualization
Setup
(Render-‐>Setup)
to
select
the
color
of
your
choice
(here
is
blue)
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Save
your
results
in
the
MOE
format:
dicoumarol-‐charges.moe
Step
3:
Minimization.
Set
up
minimization:
Compute-‐>
Energy
Minimize.
Select
MMFF94x
force
field.
Change
gradient
to
0.0001:
Click
OK.
Record
the
total
energy
and
contributing
terms:
Compute-‐>
Potential
Energy.
Save
your
results
in
the
MOE
format:
dicoumarol_min_gas.moe
Reflect:
is
the
new
conformation
more
stable
with
respect
to
the
initial
one?
How
each
term
contributes
to
the
stability?
Is
geometry
planar?
Why?
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Repeat
minimization
few
more
times
until
energy
value
stop
changing.
Review
and
summarize
the
steps
we
followed
for
minimization:
we
will
need
them
often.
5.
MOE
minimization
of
dicoumarol
in
solution
Now
we
will
study
how
presence
of
explicit
water
molecules
changes
the
minimized
conformation.
Step
1:
add
solvent
Close
nay
molecules
you
might
have
open
in
the
main
window.
Load
the
initial
dicoumarol
structure
we
made
(dicoumarol-‐charges.moe
-‐
prior
to
minimization
in
gas
phase).
Add
water:
Edit-‐>Build-‐>Water
Soak.
Soak
Mode:
Sphere.
Increase
solvent
layer
width
to
10Å:
Click
OK.
Inspect
the
system.
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Step
2:
minimize
the
solvated
system
using
the
protocol
above:
calculate
partial
charges,
select
“Gas
Phase”
(since
water
is
explicit),
set
cut
off
to
0.01.
Inspect
resulting
dicoumarol
structure:
is
the
structure
planar?
How
it
compares
to
the
structure
minimized
in
gas
phase?
Why
are
they
different?
Hint:
hide
water
molecules
during
minimization
to
simplify
view:
Hide-‐>Solvent
Step
3:
analysis
Record
the
total
energy
and
contributing
components
(Compute-‐>Potential
Energy)
Step
4:
save
dicoumarol
(only)
in
the
MOE
format
(dicoumarol_only_min_wat.moe):
open
Window-‐>
Sequence
Editor.
Click
on
the
button
1,
LIG
chain.
File
-‐>
Save,
highlight
“Only
Selected”
and
choose
“Chain”
from
the
menu.
Close
structure:
File
-‐>
Close
Part
II
Preparation
and
analysis
of
NQO1
complex
structure
1.
Prepare
NQO1
structure
Step
1.
Download
NQO1
structure
from
PDB.org
using
MOE
File
-‐>
RCSB
Download.
Enter
PDB
ID
(1dxo)
and
select
buttons
“Copy
Protein
in
MOE”
and
“Uncompress
Files
after
Download”,
see
Figure.
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Protein-‐ligand
complexes
will
be
displayed:
Step
2.
Extract
one
homodimer
and
its
ligands
Open
Sequence
Editor
(click
SEQ
button
in
the
upper
right
corner)
and
select
chains
to
be
deleted:
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Right
mouse
click
and
select
“Delete
Selected
Chains”
or
Edit
-‐>
Delete
Selected
Chains.
Render
in
Ribbons:
use
Ribbon
tab
in
the
lower
right
corner.
Save
remaining
homodimer
and
ligands
as
a
pdb
file,
1dxo_1.pdb.
Close
Molecule:
File
-‐>
Close
Step
1:
Observe
ligands
with
Ligand-‐>2D
molecules.
Click
through
icon
depicting
detected
planar
molecules.
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Step
3.
2D
ligand
interaction
diagram.
Ligand-‐>
Ligand
Interactions.
Observe
the
types
of
interactions
detected.
Click
Isolate
to
show
only
atoms
close
to
the
ligand
of
interest.
Step
4.
Electrostatic
Map
of
the
active
site
Surface
-‐>
Surfaces
and
Maps
-‐>
Electrostatic
Map.
Click
Create.
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The
electrostatic
map
will
be
displayed
in
the
MOE
window.
Study
the
map
and
see
what
kind
of
modifications
can
be
energetically
favorable.
Notice
the
hydrophobic
patches
shown
in
white.
Surface
and
Maps
-‐>
Hide.
Step
5
Ligand
properties,
VdW
map,
hydrogen
bonds,
and
binding
free
energy.
Show
ligand
properties:
Ligand
-‐>
Ligand
Properties.
Run
minimization,
Ligand
-‐>
Minimize
and
Energy
will
be
displayed.
Surfaces
and
Maps
-‐>
Surface
-‐>
Interaction
(VDW)
will
be
shown.
Observe
steric
clashes
and
voids
for
ligands
expansion.
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Save
the
system:
LigX
-‐>
Save,
1dxo_ligand.moe
Step
7:
Modification
of
the
ligand.
(independent)
Chose
atom
to
modify.
Open
Builder.
Select
atom
to
modify
and
click
needed
group
in
the
Builder
window.
When
modification
is
complete
perform
minimization,
LigX
-‐
>
Minimize.
Compare
affinity
and
binding
free
energy
of
the
modified
ligand.
Construct
Interaction
Map
as
above
and
compare
as
well.
Part
III
Docking
of
dicoumarol
to
NQO1
complex
Idea:
use
NQO1
complex
with
DQ
to
dock
solvated
and
minimized
dicoumarol,
using
DQ
location
as
docking
site
location.
Step
1:
Load
a
single
homodimer
with
two
docked
DQ.
File
-‐>
Open
-‐>
1dxo_1.pdb.
Step
2:
Protonate
the
complex:
Compute
-‐>
Protonate
3D
Step
3:
Load
minimized
in
water
dicoumarol.
File
-‐>
Open
-‐>
dicoumarol_only_min_wat.moe
Step
4:
Prepare
Dock:
Compute
-‐>
Simulations
-‐
>
Dock.
Open
Sequence
Editor
and
Click
on
DQN
residue
of
Chain
4.
Match
the
Dock
menu
to
the
Figure
below.
Selections
of
Receptor
and
Ligand
are
made
to
corresponding
structures,
where
“Site”
is
assigned
to
“Selected
Residue,”
which
correspond
to
the
selected
DQ.
Click
Run.
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Step
5:
Studying
docking
conformations.
Once
docking
in
complete
Database
Viewer
will
display
results.
To
observe
the
conformations
open
Database
Browser:
Database
Viewer
-‐>
File
-‐>
Browse.
Hint:
to
have
a
better
visibility
of
changes
chose
different
Atom
representations
for
dicoumarol
and
LIG
after
selecting
them
in
Sequence
Editor.
Or
select
DQN
in
the
chain
4
and
Hide-‐>
Unselected.
Browse
through
results.
To
improve
the
result,
choose
1st
predicted
complex,
remove
DQN
residue
of
Chain
4
and
extra
LIG
of
chain
5
(in
Sequence
Editor).
Now
minimize
the
new
complex.
Save
the
structure.
Figure
below
shows
the
1st
complex
after
minimization,
dicoumarol
(in
pick),
FAD
(in
gray/blue)
and
energy
value.
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Study
interactions
between
dicoumarol
and
the
protein
pocket:
Ligand-‐>
Ligand
Interactions.
Step
6
(independent):
Use
the
minimized
complex
to
study
active
site
as
in
Section
II.2
now
with
dicoumarol
docked.
Start
modifying
decorations
of
dicoumarol
and
repeat.
Note:
Quality
of
the
docked
complex
can
be
improved
by
performing
refinement
using
force
filed
selection
in
the
Dock
menu.
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7.
Summary
This
tutorial
introduced
analysis
of
ligand-‐protein
complexes,
preparation
of
ligands
for
docking
and
docking
using
Dock
in
MOE
environment.
8.
Contact
If
you
found
errors/typos
or
have
suggestions
or
comments
on
material
in
this
tutorial
please
contact
us
at
the
SCS
Computer
Center.
We
are
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
you.
9.
Acknowledgment
We
are
very
grateful
to
the
Chemical
Computing
Group,
especially
Ms.
Patricia
Middleton,
and
for
generous
support
in
providing
us
with
MOE
teaching
licenses.
We
also
like
to
thank
Ms.
Elizabeth
Parkinson
(Hergenrother
Lab)
for
suggesting
the
model
system
used
in
this
tutorial.
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