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Torsional relaxation for biopolymers.

W H Wong1, Y Cui, R S Chen

  • 1Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1554, USA. whwong@math.ucla.edu

Journal of Computational Biology : a Journal of Computational Molecular Cell Biology
|March 11, 1999
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a fast, general method to move polymer chains by adjusting torsion angles. The technique effectively refines protein structures, improving residue packing and reducing energy terms.

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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Natural polymer movements are crucial for biological functions.
  • Efficient methods for simulating and refining polymer structures are needed.
  • Protein folding studies benefit from simplified energy functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel, rapid method for inducing physical movements in polymer chains.
  • To develop and test a local refinement procedure based on this method.
  • To evaluate the refinement's effectiveness on protein structures using a simplified energy function.

Main Methods:

  • Sequential adjustment of neighboring torsion angles in the polymer backbone.
  • Application of the method to design a local refinement procedure.

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  • Testing the refinement on protein structures with a simplified energy function including hydrophobic, hydrogen-bond, and van der Waals interactions.

    • Main Results:

    • The method allows for fast and easy implementation of polymer movements.
    • The local refinement procedure significantly reduces hydrogen-bond and van der Waals energy terms.
    • The refinement is effective in achieving good residue packing in compact conformations.

    Conclusions:

    • The described torsion angle adjustment method is general and applicable to proteins and nucleic acids.
    • The local refinement procedure is particularly effective for optimizing the packing of residues in protein structures.
    • This approach offers a valuable tool for computational studies in structural biology and protein folding.