Summary: BIOINFORMATICS
Vol. 20 no. 15 2004, pages 2333­2344
doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bth244
SAD--a normalized structural alignment
database: improving sequence­structure
alignments
Brian Marsden and Ruben Abagyan
The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla,
CA 92037, USA
Received on August 24, 2003; revised on February 17, 2004; accepted on March 24, 2004
Advance Access publication April 15, 2004
ABSTRACT
Motivation: We present a structural alignment database that
is specifically targeted for use in derivation and optimiza-
tion of sequence­structure alignment algorithms for homology
modeling. We have paid attention to ensure that fold-space
is properly sampled, that the structures involved in align-
ments are of significant resolution (better than 2.5 Å) and the
alignments are accurate and reliable.
Results: Alignments have been taken from the HOMSTRAD,

Source: Abagyan, Ruben - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego

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