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Protein structure prediction from sequence variation

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Marks, Debora S, Hopf, Thomas A, Sander, Chris·2012·Nature Biotechnology

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Genomic sequences contain rich evolutionary information about functional constraints on macromolecules such as proteins. This information can be efficiently mined to detect evolutionary couplings between residues in proteins and address the long-standing challenge to compute protein three-dimensional structures from amino acid sequences. Substantial progress has recently been made on this problem owing to the explosive growth in available sequences and the application of global statistical methods. In addition to three-dimensional structure, the improved understanding of covariation may help identify functional residues involved in ligand binding, protein-complex formation and conformational changes. We expect computation of covariation patterns to complement experimental structural biology in elucidating the full spectrum of protein structures, their functional interactions and evolutionary dynamics.

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Authors
Marks, D. S., Hopf, T. A., & Sander, C.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
  • Marks, Debora S
  • Sander, Chris
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2012-11
Volume
30
Issue
11
Pages
1072-1080
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
OpenAlex
W1982583124
Cited by
622
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 43 · 2019: 71 · 2018: 82 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 48 · 2013: 16
FWCI
14.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (U54CA143798)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM106303)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
protein structure prediction, sequence variation, protein evolution, functional residues, ligand binding, protein complex formation, conformational change
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Computer Simulation, Models, Chemical, Models, Genetic, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Conformation, Proteins, Genetic Variation, Sequence Analysis, Protein

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