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| This is part of the colvar module |
Calculate the distances between a number of pairs of atoms and transform each distance by a switching function.
The transformed distance can be compared with a reference value in order to calculate the squared distance between two contact maps. Each distance can also be weighted for a given value. CONTACTMAP can be used together with FUNCPATHMSD to define a path in the contactmap space.
The individual contact map distances related to each contact can be accessed as components named cm.contact-1, cm.contact-2, etc, assuming that the label of the CONTACTMAP is cm.
By default the value of the calculated quantity can be referenced elsewhere in the input file by using the label of the action. Alternatively this Action can be used to calculate the following quantities by employing the keywords listed below. These quantities can be referenced elsewhere in the input by using this Action's label followed by a dot and the name of the quantity required from the list below.
| Quantity | Description |
| contact | By not using SUM or CMDIST each contact will be stored in a component |
| ATOMS | the atoms involved in each of the contacts you wish to calculate. Keywords like ATOMS1, ATOMS2, ATOMS3,... should be listed and one contact will be calculated for each ATOM keyword you specify. You can use multiple instances of this keyword i.e. ATOMS1, ATOMS2, ATOMS3... |
| SWITCH | The switching functions to use for each of the contacts in your map. You can either specify a global switching function using SWITCH or one switching function for each contact. Details of the various switching functions you can use are provided on switchingfunction. You can use multiple instances of this keyword i.e. SWITCH1, SWITCH2, SWITCH3... |
| NUMERICAL_DERIVATIVES | ( default=off ) calculate the derivatives for these quantities numerically |
| NOPBC | ( default=off ) ignore the periodic boundary conditions when calculating distances |
| SUM | ( default=off ) calculate the sum of all the contacts in the input |
| CMDIST | ( default=off ) calculate the distance with respect to the provided reference contact map |
| SERIAL | ( default=off ) Perform the calculation in serial - for debug purpose |
| REFERENCE | A reference value for a given contact, by default is 0.0 You can either specify a global reference value using REFERENCE or one reference value for each contact. You can use multiple instances of this keyword i.e. REFERENCE1, REFERENCE2, REFERENCE3... |
| WEIGHT | A weight value for a given contact, by default is 1.0 You can either specify a global weight value using WEIGHT or one weight value for each contact. You can use multiple instances of this keyword i.e. WEIGHT1, WEIGHT2, WEIGHT3... |
The following example calculates switching functions based on the distances between atoms 1 and 2, 3 and 4 and 4 and 5. The values of these three switching functions are then output to a file named colvar.
CONTACTMAP ATOMS1=1,2 ATOMS2=3,4 ATOMS3=4,5 ATOMS4=5,6 SWITCH={RATIONAL R_0=1.5} LABEL=f1 PRINT ARG=f1.* FILE=colvar
The following example calculates the difference of the current contact map with respect to a reference provided. In this case REFERENCE is the fraction of contact that is formed (i.e. the distance between two atoms transformed with the SWITCH), while R_0 is the contact distance. WEIGHT gives the relative weight of each contact to the final distance measure.
CONTACTMAP ... ATOMS1=1,2 REFERENCE1=0.1 WEIGHT1=0.5 ATOMS2=3,4 REFERENCE2=0.5 WEIGHT2=1.0 ATOMS3=4,5 REFERENCE3=0.25 WEIGHT3=1.0 ATOMS4=5,6 REFERENCE4=0.0 WEIGHT4=0.5 SWITCH={RATIONAL R_0=1.5} LABEL=cmap CMDIST ... CONTACTMAP PRINT ARG=cmap FILE=colvar
The next example calculates calculates fraction of native contacts (Q) for Trp-cage mini-protein. R_0 is the distance at which the switch function is guaranteed to be 1.0 – it doesn't really matter for Q and should be something very small, like 1 A. REF is the reference distance for the contact, e.g. the distance from a crystal structure. LAMBDA is the tolerance for the distance – if set to 1.0, the contact would have to have exactly the reference value to be formed; instead for lambda values of 1.5–1.8 are usually used to allow some slack. BETA is the softness of the switch function, default is 50nm. WEIGHT is the 1/(number of contacts) giving equal weight to each contact.
When using native contact Q switch function, please cite [10]
# The full (much-longer) example available in regtest/basic/rt72/ CONTACTMAP ... ATOMS1=1,67 SWITCH1={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.4059} WEIGHT1=0.003597 ATOMS2=1,68 SWITCH2={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.4039} WEIGHT2=0.003597 ATOMS3=1,69 SWITCH3={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.3215} WEIGHT3=0.003597 ATOMS4=5,61 SWITCH4={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.4277} WEIGHT4=0.003597 ATOMS5=5,67 SWITCH5={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.3851} WEIGHT5=0.003597 ATOMS6=5,68 SWITCH6={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.3811} WEIGHT6=0.003597 ATOMS7=5,69 SWITCH7={Q R_0=0.01 BETA=50.0 LAMBDA=1.5 REF=0.3133} WEIGHT7=0.003597 LABEL=cmap SUM ... CONTACTMAP PRINT ARG=cmap FILE=colvar
(See also switchingfunction)
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