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Title: Rapid model building of α-helices in electron-density maps

Journal Article · · Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A method for the identification of α-helices in electron-density maps at low resolution followed by interpretation at moderate to high resolution is presented. Rapid identification is achieved at low resolution, where α-helices appear as tubes of density. The positioning and direction of the α-helices is obtained at moderate to high resolution, where the positions of side chains can be seen. The method was tested on a set of 42 experimental electron-density maps at resolutions ranging from 1.5 to 3.8 Å. An average of 63% of the α-helical residues in these proteins were built and an average of 76% of the residues built matched helical residues in the refined models of the proteins. The overall average r.m.s.d. between main-chain atoms in the modeled α-helices and the nearest atom with the same name in the refined models of the proteins was 1.3 Å.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1625669
Journal Information:
Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography, Vol. 66, Issue 3; ISSN 0907-4449
Publisher:
International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 17 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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