TY - JOUR
T1 - Searching for likeness in a database of macromolecular complexes
AU - Van Voorst, Jeffrey R.
AU - Finzel, Barry C.
PY - 2013/10/28
Y1 - 2013/10/28
N2 - A software tool and workflow based on distance geometry is presented that can be used to search for local similarity in substructures in a comprehensive database of experimentally derived macromolecular structure. The method does not rely on fold annotation, specific secondary structure assignments, or sequence homology and may be used to locate compound substructures of multiple segments spanning different macromolecules that share a queried backbone geometry. This generalized substructure searching capability is intended to allow users to play an active part in exploring the role specific substructures play in larger protein domains, quaternary assemblies of proteins, and macromolecular complexes of proteins and polynucleotides. The user may select any portion or portions of an existing structure or complex to serve as a template for searching, and other structures that share the same structural features are identified, retrieved and overlaid to emphasize substructural likeness. Matching structures may be compared using a variety of integrated tools including molecular graphics for structure visualization and matching substructure sequence logos. A number of examples are provided that illustrate how generalized substructure searching may be used to understand both the similarity, and individuality of specific macromolecular structures. Web-based access to our substructure searching services is freely available at https://drugsite.msi.umn.edu.
AB - A software tool and workflow based on distance geometry is presented that can be used to search for local similarity in substructures in a comprehensive database of experimentally derived macromolecular structure. The method does not rely on fold annotation, specific secondary structure assignments, or sequence homology and may be used to locate compound substructures of multiple segments spanning different macromolecules that share a queried backbone geometry. This generalized substructure searching capability is intended to allow users to play an active part in exploring the role specific substructures play in larger protein domains, quaternary assemblies of proteins, and macromolecular complexes of proteins and polynucleotides. The user may select any portion or portions of an existing structure or complex to serve as a template for searching, and other structures that share the same structural features are identified, retrieved and overlaid to emphasize substructural likeness. Matching structures may be compared using a variety of integrated tools including molecular graphics for structure visualization and matching substructure sequence logos. A number of examples are provided that illustrate how generalized substructure searching may be used to understand both the similarity, and individuality of specific macromolecular structures. Web-based access to our substructure searching services is freely available at https://drugsite.msi.umn.edu.
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U2 - 10.1021/ci4002537
DO - 10.1021/ci4002537
M3 - Article
C2 - 24047445
AN - SCOPUS:84887098251
SN - 1549-9596
VL - 53
SP - 2634
EP - 2647
JO - Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
JF - Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
IS - 10
ER -