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Extended Metadynamics Protocol for Binding/Unbinding Free Energies of Peptide Ligands to Class A G‑Protein-Coupled Receptors

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posted on 2023-12-27, 18:06 authored by Jacqueline C. Calderón, Eva Plut, Max Keller, Chiara Cabrele, Oliver Reiser, Francesco L. Gervasio, Timothy Clark
A metadynamics protocol is presented to characterize the binding and unbinding of peptide ligands to class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The protocol expands on the one previously presented for binding and unbinding small-molecule ligands to class A GPCRs and accounts for the more demanding nature of the peptide binding–unbinding process. It applies to almost all class A GPCRs. Exemplary simulations are described for subtypes Y1R, Y2R, and Y4R of the neuropeptide Y receptor family, vasopressin binding to the vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R), and oxytocin binding to the oxytocin receptor (OTR). Binding free energies and the positions of alternative binding sites are presented and, where possible, compared with the experiment.

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