The Wako-Saito-Munoz-Eaton Model for Predicting Protein Folding and Dynamics.

ABSTRACT: Despite the recent advances in the prediction of protein structures by deep neutral networks, the elucidation of protein-folding mechanisms remains challenging. A promising theory for describing protein folding is a coarse-grained statistical mechanical model called the Wako-Saitô-Muñoz-Eaton (WSME) model. The model can calculate the free-energy landscapes of proteins based on a three-dimensional structure with low computational complexity, thereby providing a comprehensive understanding of the folding pathways and the structure and stability of the intermediates and transition states involved in the folding reaction. In this review, we summarize previous and recent studies on protein folding and dynamics performed using the WSME model and discuss future challenges and prospects. The WSME

SUBMITTER: Ooka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9319528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature