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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
A method for structural analysis of alpha-helices of membrane proteins
Pranab K Mohapatra1, Adikanda Khamari, Mukesh K Raval
1Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Government College, 770002, Sundargarh, Orissa, India.
Abstract:
A method has been developed to calculate and represent the geometry of alpha-helices of membrane proteins. Geometrical parameters are computed from coordinate files in the protein data bank. The axis of the helix is determined from the local centroids of tetrapeptide units of the helix. The method provides lower and upper cutoff values of the distance between backbone atoms C(i)(carbonyl carbon) and N(i+4) for allocation of a hinge in a helix. The method calculates other geometrical parameters like the length of helix, twist per residue, height per residue, kink and swivel angles. Packing of bundles of alpha-helices is represented by relative angles of inclination and distance vectors. The parameters are useful in quantitative descriptions of structural features of membrane proteins. [figure]. Representation of the organization of the helix bundle in 1rwt by helix axis Theta1( i)- Theta(n)( i), helix center Theta0( i) of i(th) helix and centroid (C) of centers the three helices. Arrow-head indicates C-terminal end of a helix.
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