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Computational sidechain placement and protein mutagenesis with implicit solvent models.

Anne Lopes1, Alexey Alexandrov, Christine Bathelt

  • 1Laboratoire de Biochimie (UMR CNRS 7654), Department of Biology, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France.

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|March 10, 2007
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Accurate implicit solvent models improve computational protein design. Generalized Born (GB) models show superior performance over the CASA model for predicting protein stability changes, especially for buried mutations.

Area of Science:

  • Computational biology
  • Protein structure prediction
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Accurate solvent models are crucial for advancing protein structure prediction and computational protein design.
  • Implicit solvent models offer a computationally efficient approach to simulate solvent effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of the CASA (Coulomb-Accessible Surface Area) implicit solvent model and compare it with Generalized Born (GB) models for key protein modeling tasks.
  • To assess the accuracy of these models in sidechain placement and predicting stability changes of point mutations.

Main Methods:

  • Applied the CASA model for sidechain placement in 29 proteins.
  • Computed stability changes for over 1000 point mutations using CASA, two GB models, and a numerical Poisson equation solver.

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  • Compared model predictions with experimental data for 140 mutations, considering unfolded state models and hydrophobic effects.

    • Main Results:

    • The CASA model achieved prediction quality comparable to methods omitting electrostatics for sidechain placement.
    • CASA predicted the correct sign and magnitude for 81% of mutations, while the best GB model achieved 97%.
    • For surface mutations, CASA and GB models performed equivalently; GB models were superior for buried mutations.

    Conclusions:

    • Generalized Born models represent a significant advancement for computational protein design, particularly for tasks involving buried residues.
    • Efficient implementations of GB models will enhance the computational engineering of proteins.
    • While electrostatics are less critical for sidechain placement, they are vital for accurate stability change predictions.