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Folding with a protein's native shortcut network.

Susan Khor1

  • 1Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proteins
|May 24, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Protein folding can be studied using a complex network approach. Shortcut networks reveal structural characteristics that correlate with folding rates and pathways, aiding in protein structure prediction and design.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational biology
  • Biophysics
  • Network science

Background:

  • Protein folding is a fundamental process in biology.
  • Understanding protein folding pathways is crucial for predicting protein structure and function.
  • Existing models often simplify the complex interactions governing protein folding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel complex network approach to protein folding.
  • To investigate the role of shortcut networks and their structural characteristics in protein folding.
  • To explore the implications for protein structure prediction and design.

Main Methods:

  • Reconceptualizing protein contact maps as shortcut networks.
  • Generating shortcut networks using a message passing algorithm.
Keywords:
contact mapfolding kineticsfolding pathwaylogarithm contact ordertriadic interactions

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  • Analyzing network properties like contact order and clustering coefficient.
  • Utilizing Molecular Dynamics simulations to validate findings.

    • Main Results:

    • Shortcut networks of native structures (SCN0s) are relevant graph objects for studying protein folding.
    • SCN0 contact order (SCN0_lnCO) significantly correlates with protein folding rates.
    • SCN0 clustering coefficient (CSCN0) correlates with folding rate, transition-state placement, and stability.
    • CSCN0 can generate reasonable folding pathways and is detectable in non-native structures.

    Conclusions:

    • Shortcut networks provide a valuable framework for understanding protein folding geometry.
    • The proposed network approach has implications for designing multibody interaction schemes in folding models.
    • Native shortcut triangles can identify specific structural features like dehydrated areas.