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Conformational preference functions for predicting helices in membrane proteins

D Juretić1, B Lee, N Trinajstić

  • 1Natural Sciences and Arts Department, University of Split, Croatia.

Biopolymers
|February 1, 1993
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This study introduces PREF, a FORTRAN program for protein structure analysis. It calculates amino acid preferences based on sequence environment, aiding in predicting secondary structures like alpha-helices.

Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Protein Structure Analysis

Background:

  • Amino acid preferences influence protein secondary structure formation.
  • Sequence environment, defined by neighboring residue properties, impacts these preferences.
  • Understanding these relationships is key to predicting protein folding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and describe a computational method (PREF) for calculating sequence-dependent preference functions.
  • To analyze how sequence environment affects amino acid preferences for secondary structures, particularly alpha-helices.
  • To assess the utility of these preference functions in predicting protein folding motifs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a database of known protein structures to derive preference functions.

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  • Defined sequence environment based on physical, chemical, or statistical properties of neighboring residues.
  • Modeled frequency distributions of sequence environments using Gaussian functions to derive analytical preference expressions.
  • Applied PREF to predict secondary structures in alpha-class and integral membrane proteins.

    • Main Results:

    • Developed PREF, a FORTRAN program suite for calculating and comparing protein preference functions.
    • Established a correlation between increased preference for alpha-helical conformation and buried solvent-accessible surface areas.
    • Achieved prediction accuracies of 79% for integral membrane proteins and 74% for alpha-class soluble proteins for helical residues.
    • Successfully predicted helices in both soluble and membrane proteins, including specific subunits of photosynthetic reaction centers.

    Conclusions:

    • The PREF program and its derived preference functions are effective tools for predicting protein secondary structures.
    • Buried surface area is a significant physical property influencing amino acid preferences for alpha-helical structures.
    • The method can identify key physical properties driving the formation of specific secondary structure elements.