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Inter-residue interactions in protein folding and stability.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15288760     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During the process of protein folding, the amino acid residues along the polypeptide chain interact with each other in a cooperative manner to form the stable native structure. The knowledge about inter-residue interactions in protein structures is very helpful to understand the mechanism of protein folding and stability. In this review, we introduce the classification of inter-residue interactions into short, medium and long range based on a simple geometric approach. The features of these interactions in different structural classes of globular and membrane proteins, and in various folds have been delineated. The development of contact potentials and the application of inter-residue contacts for predicting the structural class and secondary structures of globular proteins, solvent accessibility, fold recognition and ab initio tertiary structure prediction have been evaluated. Further, the relationship between inter-residue contacts and protein-folding rates has been highlighted. Moreover, the importance of inter-residue interactions in protein-folding kinetics and for understanding the stability of proteins has been discussed. In essence, the information gained from the studies on inter-residue interactions provides valuable insights for understanding protein folding and de novo protein design.
Authors:
M Michael Gromiha; S Selvaraj
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Progress in biophysics and molecular biology     Volume:  86     ISSN:  0079-6107     ISO Abbreviation:  Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  2004 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-08-03     Completed Date:  2004-11-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401233     Medline TA:  Prog Biophys Mol Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  235-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Computational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Aomi Frontier Building 17F, 2-43 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan. michael-gromiha@aist.go.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Binding Sites
Humans
Kinetics
Models, Molecular
Protein Conformation
Protein Folding
Protein Structure, Secondary
Proteins / chemistry*,  metabolism*
Solvents
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proteins; 0/Solvents

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