{"title":"Spatial and Sequential Topological Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Simulations of IgG1 Fc Domains.","authors":"Melinda Kleczynski,Christina Bergonzo,Anthony J Kearsley","doi":"10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00161","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Monoclonal antibodies are utilized in a wide range of biomedical applications. The NIST monoclonal antibody is a resource for developing analysis methods for monoclonal antibody based biopharmaceutical platforms. Techniques from topological data analysis quantify structural features such as loops and tunnels which are not easily measured by classical data analysis methods. In this paper, we introduce the Gaussian CROCKER column differences (GCCD) matrix, which augments standard topological data analysis summaries with biological sequence information. We use GCCD matrices to successfully differentiate between glycosylated and aglycosylated conformations from molecular dynamics simulations of the NIST monoclonal antibody Fc domain. We are optimistic that other researchers will be able to utilize GCCD matrices to quantify multiscale spatial and sequential features.","PeriodicalId":45,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00161","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies are utilized in a wide range of biomedical applications. The NIST monoclonal antibody is a resource for developing analysis methods for monoclonal antibody based biopharmaceutical platforms. Techniques from topological data analysis quantify structural features such as loops and tunnels which are not easily measured by classical data analysis methods. In this paper, we introduce the Gaussian CROCKER column differences (GCCD) matrix, which augments standard topological data analysis summaries with biological sequence information. We use GCCD matrices to successfully differentiate between glycosylated and aglycosylated conformations from molecular dynamics simulations of the NIST monoclonal antibody Fc domain. We are optimistic that other researchers will be able to utilize GCCD matrices to quantify multiscale spatial and sequential features.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation invites new and original contributions with the understanding that, if accepted, they will not be published elsewhere. Papers reporting new theories, methodology, and/or important applications in quantum electronic structure, molecular dynamics, and statistical mechanics are appropriate for submission to this Journal. Specific topics include advances in or applications of ab initio quantum mechanics, density functional theory, design and properties of new materials, surface science, Monte Carlo simulations, solvation models, QM/MM calculations, biomolecular structure prediction, and molecular dynamics in the broadest sense including gas-phase dynamics, ab initio dynamics, biomolecular dynamics, and protein folding. The Journal does not consider papers that are straightforward applications of known methods including DFT and molecular dynamics. The Journal favors submissions that include advances in theory or methodology with applications to compelling problems.