MOLEonline 2.0: interactive web-based analysis of biomacromolecular channels

Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jul;40(Web Server issue):W222-7. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks363. Epub 2012 May 2.

Abstract

Biomolecular channels play important roles in many biological systems, e.g. enzymes, ribosomes and ion channels. This article introduces a web-based interactive MOLEonline 2.0 application for the analysis of access/egress paths to interior molecular voids. MOLEonline 2.0 enables platform-independent, easy-to-use and interactive analyses of (bio)macromolecular channels, tunnels and pores. Results are presented in a clear manner, making their interpretation easy. For each channel, MOLEonline displays a 3D graphical representation of the channel, its profile accompanied by a list of lining residues and also its basic physicochemical properties. The users can tune advanced parameters when performing a channel search to direct the search according to their needs. The MOLEonline 2.0 application is freely available via the Internet at http://ncbr.muni.cz/mole or http://mole.upol.cz.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Graphics
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / chemistry
  • Enzymes / chemistry*
  • Internet
  • Ion Channels / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Conformation
  • Ribosome Subunits, Large, Archaeal / chemistry
  • Ribosomes / chemistry*
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Enzymes
  • Ion Channels
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A