Use of a structural alphabet for analysis of short loops connecting repetitive structures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because loops connect regular secondary structures, analysis of the former depends directly on the definition of the latter. The numerous assignment methods, however, can offer different definitions. In a previous study, we defined a structural alphabet composed of 16 average protein fragments, which we called Protein Blocks (PBs). They allow an accurate description of every region of 3D protein backbones and have been used in local structure prediction. In the present study, we use this structural alphabet to analyze and predict the loops connecting two repetitive structures.

Results

We first analyzed the secondary structure assignments. Use of five different assignment methods (DSSP, DEFINE, PCURVE, STRIDE and PSEA) showed the absence of consensus: 20% of the re

SUBMITTER: Fourrier L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC450294 | biostudies-literature | 2004 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature