Mezei M. Tools for Characterizing Proteins: Circular Variance, Mutual Proximity, Chameleon Sequences, and Subsequence Propensities.
Methods Mol Biol 2022;
2405:39-61. [PMID:
35298807 DOI:
10.1007/978-1-0716-1855-4_2]
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Abstract
For the characterization of various aspects of protein structures, four useful concepts are discussed: chameleon sequences, circular variance, mutual proximity, and a subsequence-based foldability score. These concepts were used in estimating foldability of globular, intrinsically disordered and fold-switching proteins, properties of protein-protein interfaces, quantifying sphericity, helping to improve protein-protein docking scores, and estimating the effect of mutations on stability. A conjecture about the Achilles' heel of proteins is presented as well.
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