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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
Conformational thermodynamics guided structural reconstruction of biomolecular fragments
Samapan Sikdar1, J Chakrabarti2, Mahua Ghosh1
1Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Sector III, Block JD, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, India. jaydeb@bose.res.in mahuaghosh@bose.res.in.
Abstract:
Computational prediction of structure for macromolecular fragments is a formidable challenge. Here we show that the differences in conformational thermodynamics, computed using the equilibrium distribution of dihedral angles from molecular dynamics simulation, can identify the better model for the missing residues in the metal ion free (apo) skeletal muscle Troponin C (TnC). We use the model to understand Troponin I interaction with calcium (Ca(2+)) ion bound TnC. Our method to compare conformational thermodynamics between different models can be easily generalized to any macromolecule to understand the structure and function even if experimental structures are not resolved.
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