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  • Biochemistry and Structural Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Computational Biology

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  • Proteins are vital molecules, with structure and aggregation determining function in organisms and products.
  • Advancements in computing and simulation tools enhance understanding of protein structure-function relationships.
  • Plant proteins, particularly storage proteins, are critical but underrepresented in structural databases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review plant proteins and modeling tools for understanding their structure-function relationships.
  • To highlight the current state and challenges in modeling plant proteins, especially storage proteins.
  • To emphasize the need for advanced modeling techniques for plant protein research.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on plant protein modeling.
  • Focus on computational tools like molecular dynamics and molecular docking.
  • Analysis of protein data bank entries for plant protein representation.

Main Results:

  • Plant protein modeling is increasing but constitutes less than 9% of structural database deposits.
  • Common modeling tools are applied, but innovative methods are rarely utilized for plant proteins.
  • Storage proteins, including prolamins and glutelins, are significantly less well-described by modeling.

Conclusions:

  • There is a significant gap in the modeling and simulation of plant proteins compared to other protein families.
  • Advanced modeling and simulation are essential for understanding the aggregation and functionality of plant storage proteins.
  • Future research should focus on applying up-to-date computational methods to plant protein structure-function studies.