KimHummer --------- The KimHummer potential is a coarse-grained model for protein-protein interactions developed by Kim and Hummer [Hummer2008]_. It combines electrostatic interactions with a modified Lennard-Jones potential and includes solvent-accessible surface area (SASA) weighting. The potential consists of two main terms: .. math:: U_{KH} = U_{el} + U_{np} where: * :math:`U_{el}` is the electrostatic term (Debye-Hückel potential) * :math:`U_{np}` is the non-polar term (modified Lennard-Jones potential) The electrostatic term is given by the Debye-Hückel potential: .. math:: U_{el} = \frac{q_i q_j}{4\pi\epsilon_0\epsilon_r} \frac{e^{-r/\lambda_D}}{r} The non-polar term is a modified Lennard-Jones potential: .. math:: U_{np} = \epsilon_{ij} \left[ \left(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r}\right)^{12} - 2\left(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r}\right)^6 \right] Both terms are weighted by SASA-dependent factors for each residue. ---- * **type**: ``NonBonded``, ``KimHummer`` * **parameters**: * ``cutOffNPFactor``: ``real``: Interaction range for non-polar term as a multiple of sigma * ``cutOffDHFactor``: ``real``: Interaction range for electrostatics as a multiple of the Debye length * ``dielectricConstant``: ``real``: Relative permittivity of the medium :math:`\epsilon_r` * ``debyeLength``: ``real``: Debye length :math:`\lambda_D` :math:`[distance]` * ``sasaModel``: ``string``: SASA weighting model (options: "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F") * ``zeroEnergy``: ``real``: Energy shift parameter for non-polar term (default: 0.01) :math:`[energy]` * **data**: * ``name_i``: ``string``: Type of residue i * ``name_j``: ``string``: Type of residue j * ``epsilon``: ``real``: LJ potential well depth :math:`[energy]` * ``sigma``: ``real``: LJ zero-potential distance :math:`[distance]` Example: .. code-block:: "kimHummer":{ "type":["NonBonded","KimHummer"], "parameters":{ "cutOffNPFactor":2.5, "cutOffDHFactor":3.0, "dielectricConstant":78.5, "debyeLength":1.0, "sasaModel":"B", "zeroEnergy":0.01 }, "labels":["name_i", "name_j", "epsilon", "sigma"], "data":[ ["ALA", "ALA", -0.137, 5.0], ["ALA", "GLY", -0.068, 4.9], ["GLY", "GLY", 0.0, 4.8] ] } .. note:: The KimHummer potential requires charge, radius, and SASA information for each particle. Ensure these properties are properly set before using this potential. .. [Hummer2008] Kim, Y. C., & Hummer, G. (2008). Coarse-grained models for simulations of multiprotein complexes: application to ubiquitin binding. Journal of molecular biology, 375(5), 1416-1433.