Title
Finite-state and reduced-parameter representations of protein backbone conformations
Abstract
This article studies the representation of protein backbone conformations using a finite number of values for the backbone dihedral angles. We develop a combinatorial search algorithm that guarantees finding the global minima of functions over the configuration space of discrete protein conformations, and use this procedure to fit finite-state models to the backbones of globular proteins. It is demonstrated that a finite-state representation with a reasonably small number of states yields either a small root-mean-square error or a small dihedral angle deviation from the native structure, but not both at the same time. The problem can be resolved by introducing limited local optimization in each step of the combinatorial search. In addition, it is shown that acceptable approximation is achieved using a single dihedral angle as an independent variable in local optimization. Results for 11 proteins demonstrate the advantages and shortcomings of both the finite-state and reduced-parameter approximations of protein backbone conformations. (C) 1994 by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
1994
10.1002/jcc.540150305
Journal of computational chemistry
Keywords
Field
DocType
reduced-parameter representation,protein backbone conformation
Topology,Combinatorics,Mathematical optimization,Finite set,Conformational entropy,Globular protein,Maxima and minima,Local search (optimization),Combinatorial search,Dihedral angle,Mathematics,Configuration space
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
3
0192-8651
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.52
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ljubomir J Buturovic1391.79
Temple F. Smith213973.26
Sandor Vajda327034.39