Linking Rates of Folding in Lattice Models of Proteins with Underlying Thermodynamic Characteristics

Details Linking Rates of Folding in Lattice Models of Proteins with Underlying Thermodynamic Characteristics Linking Rates of Folding in Lattice Models of Proteins with Underlying Thermodynamic Characteristics

1998-05-05

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9805061v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

15 pages, Latex, 7 ps figures, submitted to J.Chem.Phys

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.477012

We investigate the sequence-dependent properties of proteins that determine the dual requirements of stability of the native state and its kinetic accessibility using simple cubic lattice models. Three interaction schemes are used to describe the potentials between residues. We show that, under the simulation conditions when the native basin of attraction (NBA) is stable, there is an excellent correlation between folding times (\tau_{F}) and the dimensionless parameter (\sigma_{T} = (T_{\theta} - T_{F})/T_{\theta}), where (T_{\theta}) is the collapse temperature and (T_{F}) is the folding transition temperature. There is also a significant correlation between (\tau_{F}) and Z-score (Z=(E_{N}-E_{ms})/\delta), where (E_{N}) is the energy of the native state, (E_{ms}) is the average energy of the ensemble of misfolded structures, and (\delta) is the dispersion in contact energies. An approximate relationship between (\sigma_{T}) and the Z-score is derived, which explains the superior correlation seen between (\tau_{F}) and (\sigma_{T}). For two state folders (\tau_{F}) is linked to the free energy difference between the unfolded states and the NBA.

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