Table 1.
Summary of All Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reported in This Work
| System | Notes | Length of Each Simulation | Temperature and Number of Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG_LpxR | Coarse-grained system | 2 μs | 310 K (×2) |
| 323 K (×1) | |||
| Apo Model | X-ray structure with water and Ca2+ as reported by Rutten et al. (5) | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Apo Modela | As above but with positional restraints for the first 100 ns | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Apo Unbiased | X-ray structure with key water and Ca2+ removed from the starting structure | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Ligand-Bound Model | X-ray structure with water and Ca2+ and modeled in substrate as reported by Rutten et al. (5) | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Ligand-Bound Modela | As above but with positional restraints for the first 100 ns | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Ligand-Bound Unbiased | X-ray structure with modeled in substrate but without water and Ca2+ | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| H122_pb | H122 is Nε protonated | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| D10A | Single point mutation in protein | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| D11A | Single point mutation in protein | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| T34A | Single point mutation in protein | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| H122A | Single point mutation in protein | 300 ns (×2) | 310 K |
| 1 μs (×1) | 323 K | ||
| Bond Break Model | Scissile bond removed in substrate | 500 ns | 310 K (×2) |
| 323 K (×1) | |||
| Bond Break Unbiased | As above but with key water and Ca2+ removed from the starting structure | 500 ns | 310 K (×2) |
| 323 K (×1) | |||
| Micelle | Protein in self-assembled DPC micelle | 500 ns | 323 K (×3) |
| Apo_DPPC | X-ray structure inserted into simple DPPC membrane | 500 ns | 310 K (×2) |
| 323 K (×1) |
The total simulation time was 29.6 μs.
In these systems, the protein, Ca2+ ion, and modeled water molecule were subjected to positional restraints for the first 100 ns of simulation; see Methods for more details.
H122 is Nε protonated in this simulation, whereas it is Nδ protonated in all other simulations.