Modelling the structures of G protein-coupled receptors aided by three-dimensional validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are abundant, activate complex signalling and represent the targets for up to approximately 60% of pharmaceuticals but there is a paucity of structural data. Bovine rhodopsin is the first GPCR for which high-resolution structures have been completed but significant variations in structure are likely to exist among the GPCRs. Because of this, considerable effort has been expended on developing in silico tools for refining structures of individual GPCRs. We have developed REPIMPS, a modification of the inverse-folding software Profiles-3D, to assess and predict the rotational orientation and vertical position of helices within the helix bundle of individual GPCRs. We highlight the value of the method by applying it to the Baldwin GPCR te

SUBMITTER: Dastmalchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2259415 | biostudies-literature | 2008

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature