Exploring protein structural ensembles: Integration of sparse experimental data from electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy with molecular modeling methods.
Elife
; 132024 Sep 16.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39283059
ABSTRACT
Under physiological conditions, proteins continuously undergo structural fluctuations on different timescales. Some conformations are only sparsely populated, but still play a key role in protein function. Thus, meaningful structure-function frameworks must include structural ensembles rather than only the most populated protein conformations. To detail protein plasticity, modern structural biology combines complementary experimental and computational approaches. In this review, we survey available computational approaches that integrate sparse experimental data from electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy with molecular modeling techniques to derive all-atom structural models of rare protein conformations. We also propose strategies to increase the reliability and improve efficiency using deep learning approaches, thus advancing the field of integrative structural biology.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Protein Conformation
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Proteins
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Models, Molecular
Language:
En
Journal:
Elife
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
Country of publication:
United kingdom