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An Algorithm for Computing Side Chain Conformational Variations of a Protein Tunnel/Channel
Udeok Seo1, Ku-Jin Kim2, Beom Sik Kang3
13D Convergence Technology Center, 70 Dongnaero, Donggu, Daegu 41061, Korea. power88a@naver.com.
Abstract:
In this paper, a novel method to compute side chain conformational variations for a protein molecule tunnel (or channel) is proposed. From the conformational variations, we compute the flexibly deformed shapes of the initial tunnel, and present a way to compute the maximum size of the ligand that can pass through the deformed tunnel. By using the two types of graphs corresponding to amino acids and their side chain rotamers, the suggested algorithm classifies amino acids and rotamers which possibly have collisions. Based on the divide and conquer technique, local side chain conformations are computed first, and then a global conformation is generated by combining them. With the exception of certain cases, experimental results show that the algorithm finds up to 327,680 valid side chain conformations from 12⁸~1233 conformation candidates within three seconds.
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