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Prediction of protein structure from sequence.

M J Sternberg1, M J Zvelebil

  • 1Biomolecular Modelling Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, U.K.

European Journal of Cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
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Predicting protein 3D structure from sequence is crucial for drug discovery. Methods include analyzing local sequence features and homology modeling, aiding in developing new cancer therapies.

Area of Science:

  • Computational biology
  • Structural biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Predicting protein three-dimensional structure from amino acid sequence is a fundamental challenge in molecular biology.
  • Understanding protein structure is key to elucidating function and designing targeted therapeutics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing methods for predicting protein three-dimensional structure from sequence.
  • To highlight the utility of structure prediction in identifying potential pharmaceutical targets for cancer therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of sequence-based methods: hydrophobicity plots, secondary structure prediction, and motif identification.
  • Homology modeling using experimentally determined structures of related proteins.
  • Ab initio structure prediction by packing predicted secondary structures when homologous templates are unavailable.

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Main Results:

  • Homology modeling is the most reliable tertiary structure prediction method when a homologous structure is known, as demonstrated with human cytochrome P450-IA1.
  • For proteins lacking homologous structures, tertiary fold models can be generated by assembling predicted secondary structures, exemplified by a model for the neu tyrosine kinase receptor dimerisation.
  • Protein structure prediction can guide strategies for modulating protein activity.

Conclusions:

  • Protein structure prediction is a valuable tool for understanding protein function and disease mechanisms.
  • Predictive models can inform the development of novel pharmaceutical interventions, particularly in oncology.
  • Advancements in structure prediction hold promise for accelerating drug discovery and development.