Inference of macromolecular assemblies from crystalline state - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Sep 21;372(3):774-97.

doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.022. Epub 2007 May 13.

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Inference of macromolecular assemblies from crystalline state

Evgeny Krissinel et al. J Mol Biol. 2007.

Abstract

We discuss basic physical-chemical principles underlying the formation of stable macromolecular complexes, which in many cases are likely to be the biological units performing a certain physiological function. We also consider available theoretical approaches to the calculation of macromolecular affinity and entropy of complexation. The latter is shown to play an important role and make a major effect on complex size and symmetry. We develop a new method, based on chemical thermodynamics, for automatic detection of macromolecular assemblies in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) entries that are the results of X-ray diffraction experiments. As found, biological units may be recovered at 80-90% success rate, which makes X-ray crystallography an important source of experimental data on macromolecular complexes and protein-protein interactions. The method is implemented as a public WWW service.

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