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Multiple sequence information for threading algorithms

T R Defay1, F E Cohen

  • 1Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0450, USA.

Journal of Molecular Biology
|September 20, 1996
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The Test of Optimal Mutagenesis (TOM) algorithm improves protein structure prediction by using sequence variation. TOM correctly identifies protein folds for 45% of sequences, outperforming existing methods.

Area of Science:

  • Computational Biology
  • Structural Bioinformatics
  • Protein Folding

Background:

  • Threading algorithms aim to solve the inverse protein folding problem, matching sequences to structures.
  • Existing threading algorithms show limitations in blind predictions due to alignment inaccuracies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved threading algorithm, the Test of Optimal Mutagenesis (TOM), to enhance protein structure prediction.
  • To leverage information from homologous sequences to improve fold recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the Test of Optimal Mutagenesis (TOM) algorithm utilizing variation within multiple sequence alignments.
  • Tested TOM against a dataset of 305 known folds and 56 protein sequences with known structural matches.
  • Compared TOM's performance against THREADER and TOM NOVAR (a variant lacking variability information).

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Main Results:

  • TOM correctly predicted close structural matches for 45% of the test proteins.
  • THREADER, a literature standard, achieved a 20% success rate.
  • The tendency of amino acids to be buried or exposed was identified as a key factor in threading algorithm success.

Conclusions:

  • The Test of Optimal Mutagenesis (TOM) algorithm demonstrates superior performance in protein fold recognition compared to existing methods.
  • Amino acid burial/exposure is a dominant factor determining the success of threading algorithms.
  • Accurate alignment of 30-50% of residues is sufficient for correct fold selection.