An algorithm to generate low-resolution protein tertiary structures from knowledge of secondary structure.

Monge, A; Friesner, R A; Honig, B · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 1994

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An algorithm is described to assemble the three-dimensional fold of a protein starting from its secondary structure. A reduced representation of the polypeptide chain is used together with a crude potential based on pair hydrophobicities. The method is shown to be successful in locating the native topology for two 4-alpha-helix bundles, myohemerythrin and cytochrome b-562.

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