Residues coevolution guides the systematic identification of alternative functional conformations in proteins

We present here a new approach for the systematic identification of functionally relevant conformations in proteins. Our fully automated pipeline, based on discrete molecular dynamics enriched with coevolutionary information, is able to capture alternative conformational states in 76% of the protein...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sfriso, Pedro, Duran Frigola, Miquel, Mosca, Roberto, Emperador, Agustí, Aloy, Patrick, 1972-, Orozco López, Modesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/102162
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/102162
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Proteïnes
Proteòmica
Biologia molecular
Proteins
Proteomics
Molecular biology
Descripción
Sumario:We present here a new approach for the systematic identification of functionally relevant conformations in proteins. Our fully automated pipeline, based on discrete molecular dynamics enriched with coevolutionary information, is able to capture alternative conformational states in 76% of the proteins studied, providing key atomic details for understanding their function and mechanism of action. We also demonstrate that, given its sampling speed, our method is well suited to explore structural transitions in a high-throughput manner, and can be used to determine functional conformational transitions at the entire proteome level.