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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
Sequence analysis, structure and binding site prediction of Sigma 1 receptor protein by in silico method
Narayanasamy Lokeswaran Latha1, Garimella Gyananath1, Pudukulathan Kader Zubaidha2
1School of Life Sciences, S. R. T. M. University, Nanded - 431606, India.
Abstract:
Sigma 1 Receptor is a subtype of opioid receptor that participates in membrane remodeling and cellular differentiation in the nervous system. Sigma1 Receptor protein with amino acid length ranging from 229 is widely distributed in the liver and moderately in the intestine, kidney, white pulp of the spleen, adrenal gland, brain, placenta and the lung. In this study, the three dimensional structure for sigma 1 receptor protein has been developed by in- silico analysis based on evolutionary trace analysis of 37 sigma proteins from different sources. The present work focus on identification of functionally important residues and its interaction with antipsychotic drugs reported in literature.
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