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An analytical study of the interplay between geometrical and energetic effects in protein folding

, , and . JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, (January 2008)
DOI: {10.1063/1.2812956}

Abstract

Analytical studies have several advantages for an understanding of the mechanisms of protein folding such as the interplay between geometrical and energetic effects. In this paper, we introduce a Gaussian filament with a C-alpha structure-based (G (o) over bar) potential as a new theoretical scheme based on a Hamiltonian approach. This model takes into account geometrical information in a realistic fashion without the need of phenomenological descriptions. In order to make this model more appropriate for comparison with protein folding simulations and experiments, we introduce a many-body interaction into the potential term to enhance cooperativity. We apply our new analytical model to a beta-hairpin-type peptide and compare our results with a molecular dynamics simulation of a structure-based model. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

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