Source code for MDAnalysis.analysis.contacts
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"""
Native contacts analysis --- :mod:`MDAnalysis.analysis.contacts`
================================================================
This module contains classes to analyze native contacts *Q* over a
trajectory. Native contacts of a conformation are contacts that exist
in a reference structure and in the conformation. Contacts in the
reference structure are always defined as being closer than a distance
`radius`. The fraction of native contacts for a conformation can be
calculated in different ways. This module supports 3 different metrics
listed below, as well as custom metrics.
1. *Hard Cut*: To count as a contact the atoms *i* and *j* have to be at least
as close as in the reference structure.
2. *Soft Cut*: The atom pair *i* and *j* is assigned based on a soft potential
that is 1 if the distance is 0, 1/2 if the distance is the same as in
the reference and 0 for large distances. For the exact definition of the
potential and parameters have a look at function :func:`soft_cut_q`.
3. *Radius Cut*: To count as a contact the atoms *i* and *j* cannot be further
apart than some distance `radius`.
The "fraction of native contacts" *Q(t)* is a number between 0 and 1 and
calculated as the total number of native contacts for a given time frame
divided by the total number of contacts in the reference structure.
Examples for contact analysis
-----------------------------
One-dimensional contact analysis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As an example we analyze the opening ("unzipping") of salt bridges
when the AdK enzyme opens up; this is one of the example trajectories
in MDAnalysis. ::
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import MDAnalysis as mda
from MDAnalysis.analysis import contacts
from MDAnalysis.tests.datafiles import PSF,DCD
# example trajectory (transition of AdK from closed to open)
u = mda.Universe(PSF,DCD)
# crude definition of salt bridges as contacts between NH/NZ in ARG/LYS and
# OE*/OD* in ASP/GLU. You might want to think a little bit harder about the
# problem before using this for real work.
sel_basic = "(resname ARG LYS) and (name NH* NZ)"
sel_acidic = "(resname ASP GLU) and (name OE* OD*)"
# reference groups (first frame of the trajectory, but you could also use a
# separate PDB, eg crystal structure)
acidic = u.select_atoms(sel_acidic)
basic = u.select_atoms(sel_basic)
# set up analysis of native contacts ("salt bridges"); salt bridges have a
# distance <6 A
ca1 = contacts.Contacts(u, select=(sel_acidic, sel_basic),
refgroup=(acidic, basic), radius=6.0)
# iterate through trajectory and perform analysis of "native contacts" Q
ca1.run()
# print number of averave contacts
average_contacts = np.mean(ca1.results.timeseries[:, 1])
print('average contacts = {}'.format(average_contacts))
# plot time series q(t)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(ca1.results.timeseries[:, 0], ca1.results.timeseries[:, 1])
ax.set(xlabel='frame', ylabel='fraction of native contacts',
title='Native Contacts, average = {:.2f}'.format(average_contacts))
fig.show()
The first graph shows that when AdK opens, about 20% of the salt
bridges that existed in the closed state disappear when the enzyme
opens. They open in a step-wise fashion (made more clear by the movie
`AdK_zipper_cartoon.avi`_).
.. _`AdK_zipper_cartoon.avi`:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803350/bin/NIHMS150766-supplement-03.avi
.. rubric:: Notes
Suggested cutoff distances for different simulations
* For all-atom simulations, cutoff = 4.5 Å
* For coarse-grained simulations, cutoff = 6.0 Å
Two-dimensional contact analysis (q1-q2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Analyze a single DIMS transition of AdK between its closed and open
conformation and plot the trajectory projected on q1-q2
:footcite:p:`Franklin2007` ::
import MDAnalysis as mda
from MDAnalysis.analysis import contacts
from MDAnalysisTests.datafiles import PSF, DCD
u = mda.Universe(PSF, DCD)
q1q2 = contacts.q1q2(u, 'name CA', radius=8)
q1q2.run()
f, ax = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=plt.figaspect(0.5))
ax[0].plot(q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 0], q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 1],
label='q1')
ax[0].plot(q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 0], q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 2],
label='q2')
ax[0].legend(loc='best')
ax[1].plot(q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 1],
q1q2.results.timeseries[:, 2], '.-')
f.show()
Compare the resulting pathway to the `MinActionPath result for AdK`_
:footcite:p:`Franklin2007`.
.. _MinActionPath result for AdK:
http://lorentz.dynstr.pasteur.fr/joel/adenylate.php
Writing your own contact analysis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The :class:`Contacts` class has been designed to be extensible for your own
analysis. As an example we will analyze when the acidic and basic groups of AdK
are in contact which each other; this means that at least one of the contacts
formed in the reference is closer than 2.5 Å.
For this we define a new function to determine if any contact is closer than
2.5 Å; this function must implement the API prescribed by :class:`Contacts`::
def is_any_closer(r, r0, dist=2.5):
return np.any(r < dist)
The first two parameters `r` and `r0` are provided by :class:`Contacts` when it
calls :func:`is_any_closer` while the others can be passed as keyword args
using the `kwargs` parameter in :class:`Contacts`.
Next we are creating an instance of the :class:`Contacts` class and use the
:func:`is_any_closer` function as an argument to `method` and run the analysis::
# crude definition of salt bridges as contacts between NH/NZ in ARG/LYS and
# OE*/OD* in ASP/GLU. You might want to think a little bit harder about the
# problem before using this for real work.
sel_basic = "(resname ARG LYS) and (name NH* NZ)"
sel_acidic = "(resname ASP GLU) and (name OE* OD*)"
# reference groups (first frame of the trajectory, but you could also use a
# separate PDB, eg crystal structure)
acidic = u.select_atoms(sel_acidic)
basic = u.select_atoms(sel_basic)
nc = contacts.Contacts(u, select=(sel_acidic, sel_basic),
method=is_any_closer,
refgroup=(acidic, basic), kwargs={'dist': 2.5})
nc.run()
bound = nc.results.timeseries[:, 1]
frames = nc.results.timeseries[:, 0]
f, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(frames, bound, '.')
ax.set(xlabel='frame', ylabel='is Bound',
ylim=(-0.1, 1.1))
f.show()
Functions
---------
.. autofunction:: hard_cut_q
.. autofunction:: soft_cut_q
.. autofunction:: radius_cut_q
.. autofunction:: contact_matrix
.. autofunction:: q1q2
Classes
-------
.. autoclass:: Contacts
:members:
.. rubric:: References
.. footbibliography::
"""
import os
import errno
import warnings
import bz2
import functools
import numpy as np
import logging
import MDAnalysis
import MDAnalysis.lib.distances
from MDAnalysis.lib.util import openany
from MDAnalysis.analysis.distances import distance_array
from MDAnalysis.core.groups import AtomGroup, UpdatingAtomGroup
from .base import AnalysisBase, ResultsGroup
logger = logging.getLogger("MDAnalysis.analysis.contacts")
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def soft_cut_q(r, r0, beta=5.0, lambda_constant=1.8):
r"""Calculate fraction of native contacts *Q* for a soft cut off
The native contact function is defined as :footcite:p:`Best2013`
.. math::
Q(r, r_0) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{\beta (r - \lambda r_0)}}
Reasonable values for different simulation types are
- *All Atom*: `lambda_constant = 1.8` (unitless)
- *Coarse Grained*: `lambda_constant = 1.5` (unitless)
Parameters
----------
r: array
Contact distances at time t
r0: array
Contact distances at time t=0, reference distances
beta: float (default 5.0 Angstrom)
Softness of the switching function
lambda_constant: float (default 1.8, unitless)
Reference distance tolerance
Returns
-------
Q : float
fraction of native contacts
"""
r = np.asarray(r)
r0 = np.asarray(r0)
result = 1/(1 + np.exp(beta*(r - lambda_constant * r0)))
return result.sum() / len(r0)
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def hard_cut_q(r, cutoff):
"""Calculate fraction of native contacts *Q* for a hard cut off.
The cutoff can either be a float or a :class:`~numpy.ndarray` of the same
shape as `r`.
Parameters
----------
r : ndarray
distance matrix
cutoff : ndarray | float
cut off value to count distances. Can either be a float of a ndarray of
the same size as distances
Returns
-------
Q : float
fraction of contacts
"""
r = np.asarray(r)
cutoff = np.asarray(cutoff)
y = r <= cutoff
return y.sum() / r.size
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def radius_cut_q(r, r0, radius):
"""calculate native contacts *Q* based on the single distance radius.
Parameters
----------
r : ndarray
distance array between atoms
r0 : ndarray
unused to fullfill :class:`Contacts` API
radius : float
Distance between atoms at which a contact is formed
Returns
-------
Q : float
fraction of contacts
"""
return hard_cut_q(r, radius)
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def contact_matrix(d, radius, out=None):
"""calculate contacts from distance matrix
Parameters
----------
d : array-like
distance matrix
radius : float
distance below which a contact is formed.
out : array (optional)
If `out` is supplied as a pre-allocated array of the correct
shape then it is filled instead of allocating a new one in
order to increase performance.
Returns
-------
contacts : ndarray
boolean array of formed contacts
"""
if out is not None:
out[:] = d <= radius
else:
out = d <= radius
return out
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class Contacts(AnalysisBase):
"""Calculate contacts based observables.
The standard methods used in this class calculate the fraction of native
contacts *Q* from a trajectory.
.. rubric:: Contact API
By defining your own method it is possible to calculate other observables
that only depend on the distances and a possible reference distance. The
**Contact API** prescribes that this method must be a function with call
signature ``func(r, r0, **kwargs)`` and must be provided in the keyword
argument `method`.
Attributes
----------
results.timeseries : numpy.ndarray
2D array containing *Q* for all refgroup pairs and analyzed frames
timeseries : numpy.ndarray
Alias to the :attr:`results.timeseries` attribute.
.. deprecated:: 2.0.0
Will be removed in MDAnalysis 3.0.0. Please use
:attr:`results.timeseries` instead.
.. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
``save()`` method has been removed. Use ``np.savetxt()`` on
:attr:`Contacts.results.timeseries` instead.
.. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
added ``pbc`` attribute to calculate distances using PBC.
.. versionchanged:: 2.0.0
:attr:`timeseries` results are now stored in a
:class:`MDAnalysis.analysis.base.Results` instance.
.. versionchanged:: 2.2.0
:class:`Contacts` accepts both AtomGroup and string for `select`
.. versionchanged:: 2.9.0
Introduced :meth:`get_supported_backends` allowing
for parallel execution on :mod:`multiprocessing`
and :mod:`dask` backends.
"""
_analysis_algorithm_is_parallelizable = True
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@classmethod
def get_supported_backends(cls):
return (
"serial",
"multiprocessing",
"dask",
)
def __init__(self, u, select, refgroup, method="hard_cut", radius=4.5,
pbc=True, kwargs=None, **basekwargs):
"""
Parameters
----------
u : Universe
trajectory
select : tuple(AtomGroup, AtomGroup) | tuple(string, string)
two contacting groups that change over time
refgroup : tuple(AtomGroup, AtomGroup)
two contacting atomgroups in their reference conformation. This
can also be a list of tuples containing different atom groups
radius : float, optional (4.5 Angstroms)
radius within which contacts exist in refgroup
method : string | callable (optional)
Can either be one of ``['hard_cut' , 'soft_cut', 'radius_cut']`` or a callable
with call signature ``func(r, r0, **kwargs)`` (the "Contacts API").
pbc : bool (optional)
Uses periodic boundary conditions to calculate distances if set to ``True``; the
default is ``True``.
kwargs : dict, optional
dictionary of additional kwargs passed to `method`. Check
respective functions for reasonable values.
verbose : bool (optional)
Show detailed progress of the calculation if set to ``True``; the
default is ``False``.
Attributes
----------
n_initial_contacts : int
Total number of initial contacts.
r0 : list[numpy.ndarray]
List of distance arrays between reference groups.
Notes
-----
.. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
Changed `selection` keyword to `select`
"""
self.u = u
super(Contacts, self).__init__(self.u.trajectory, **basekwargs)
self.fraction_kwargs = kwargs if kwargs is not None else {}
if method == 'hard_cut':
self.fraction_contacts = hard_cut_q
elif method == 'soft_cut':
self.fraction_contacts = soft_cut_q
elif method == 'radius_cut':
self.fraction_contacts = functools.partial(radius_cut_q, radius=radius)
else:
if not callable(method):
raise ValueError("method has to be callable")
self.fraction_contacts = method
self.select = select
self.grA, self.grB = (self._get_atomgroup(u, sel) for sel in select)
self.pbc = pbc
# contacts formed in reference
self.r0 = []
self.initial_contacts = []
# get dimensions via partial for parallelization compatibility
self._get_box = functools.partial(self._get_box_func, pbc=self.pbc)
if isinstance(refgroup[0], AtomGroup):
refA, refB = refgroup
self.r0.append(distance_array(refA.positions, refB.positions,
box=self._get_box(refA.universe)))
self.initial_contacts.append(contact_matrix(self.r0[-1], radius))
else:
for refA, refB in refgroup:
self.r0.append(distance_array(refA.positions, refB.positions,
box=self._get_box(refA.universe)))
self.initial_contacts.append(contact_matrix(self.r0[-1], radius))
self.n_initial_contacts = self.initial_contacts[0].sum()
@staticmethod
def _get_atomgroup(u, sel):
select_error_message = ("selection must be either string or a "
"static AtomGroup. Updating AtomGroups "
"are not supported.")
if isinstance(sel, str):
return u.select_atoms(sel)
elif isinstance(sel, AtomGroup):
if isinstance(sel, UpdatingAtomGroup):
raise TypeError(select_error_message)
else:
return sel
else:
raise TypeError(select_error_message)
@staticmethod
def _get_box_func(ts, pbc):
"""Retrieve the dimensions of the simulation box based on PBC.
Parameters
----------
ts : Timestep
The current timestep of the simulation, which contains the
box dimensions.
pbc : bool
A flag indicating whether periodic boundary conditions (PBC)
are enabled. If `True`, the box dimensions are returned,
else returns `None`.
Returns
-------
box_dimensions : ndarray or None
The dimensions of the simulation box as a NumPy array if PBC
is True, else returns `None`.
"""
return ts.dimensions if pbc else None
def _prepare(self):
self.results.timeseries = np.empty((self.n_frames, len(self.r0)+1))
def _single_frame(self):
self.results.timeseries[self._frame_index][0] = self._ts.frame
# compute distance array for a frame
d = distance_array(self.grA.positions, self.grB.positions,
box=self._get_box(self._ts))
for i, (initial_contacts, r0) in enumerate(zip(self.initial_contacts,
self.r0), 1):
# select only the contacts that were formed in the reference state
r = d[initial_contacts]
r0 = r0[initial_contacts]
q = self.fraction_contacts(r, r0, **self.fraction_kwargs)
self.results.timeseries[self._frame_index][i] = q
@property
def timeseries(self):
wmsg = ("The `timeseries` attribute was deprecated in MDAnalysis "
"2.0.0 and will be removed in MDAnalysis 3.0.0. Please use "
"`results.timeseries` instead")
warnings.warn(wmsg, DeprecationWarning)
return self.results.timeseries
def _get_aggregator(self):
return ResultsGroup(lookup={'timeseries': ResultsGroup.ndarray_vstack})
def _new_selections(u_orig, selections, frame):
"""create stand alone AGs from selections at frame"""
u = MDAnalysis.Universe(u_orig.filename, u_orig.trajectory.filename)
u.trajectory[frame]
return [u.select_atoms(s) for s in selections]
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def q1q2(u, select='all', radius=4.5):
"""Perform a q1-q2 analysis.
Compares native contacts between the starting structure and final structure
of a trajectory :footcite:p:`Franklin2007`.
Parameters
----------
u : Universe
Universe with a trajectory
select : string, optional
atoms to do analysis on
radius : float, optional
distance at which contact is formed
Returns
-------
contacts : :class:`Contacts`
Contact Analysis that is set up for a q1-q2 analysis
.. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
Changed `selection` keyword to `select`
Support for setting ``start``, ``stop``, and ``step`` has been removed.
These should now be directly passed to :meth:`Contacts.run`.
"""
selection = (select, select)
first_frame_refs = _new_selections(u, selection, 0)
last_frame_refs = _new_selections(u, selection, -1)
return Contacts(u, selection,
(first_frame_refs, last_frame_refs),
radius=radius, method='radius_cut')