The MULTICOM protein tertiary structure prediction system

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1137:29-41. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0366-5_3.

Abstract

With the expansion of genomics and proteomics data aided by the rapid progress of next-generation sequencing technologies, computational prediction of protein three-dimensional structure is an essential part of modern structural genomics initiatives. Prediction of protein structure through understanding of the theories behind protein sequence-structure relationship, however, remains one of the most challenging problems in contemporary life sciences. Here, we describe MULTICOM, a multi-level combination technique, intended to predict moderate- to high-resolution structure of a protein through a novel approach of combining multiple sources of complementary information derived from the experimentally solved protein structures in the Protein Data Bank. The MULTICOM web server is freely available at http://sysbio.rnet.missouri.edu/multicom_toolbox/.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Protein
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary*
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Software*
  • Web Browser*

Substances

  • Proteins