Roadmap methods for protein folding.
METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2007. [PMID:
18075168 DOI:
10.1007/978-1-59745-574-9_9]
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Abstract
Protein folding refers to the process whereby a protein assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape. This chapter reviews a class of methods for studying the folding process called roadmap methods. The goal of these methods is not to predict the folded structure of a protein, but rather to analyze the folding kinetics. It is assumed that the folded state is known. Roadmap methods maintain a graph representation of sampled conformations. By analyzing this graph one can predict structure formation order, the probability of folding, and get a coarse view of the energy landscape.
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