https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2006-00417-1
Vectorial representation of single- and multi-domain protein folds
Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 6-8, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany
Corresponding author: a porto@fkp.tu-darmstadt.de
Received:
13
April
2006
Revised:
9
October
2006
Published online:
8
December
2006
We discuss a vectorial representation applicable to both single- and multi-domain protein folds. This generalized vectorial representation is essentially identical to the previously described vectorial representation for single-domain proteins folds when applied to these, but allows for the additional consistent representation of multi-domain structures. We show that the generalized vectorial representation enables the accurate analytical prediction of site-specific amino acid distributions for both single- and multi-domain protein folds, similarly as the previously described vectorial representation does for single-domain folds.
PACS: 87.14.Ee – Proteins / 87.15.Cc – Folding and sequence analysis / 87.15.Aa – Theory and modeling; computer simulation
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