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ArticleJournal of biosciences2011

Water-mediated ionic interactions in protein structures.

R Sabarinathan, K Aishwarya, R Sarani, M Kirti Vaishnavi, K Sekar

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Article in Journal of biosciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R SabarinathanBioinformatics Centre, Centre of Excellence in Structural Biology and Bio-computing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
K Aishwarya
R Sarani
M Kirti Vaishnavi
K Sekar
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well known that water molecules play an indispensable role in the structure and function of biological macromolecules. The water-mediated ionic interactions between the charged residues provide stability and plasticity and in turn address the function of the protein structures. Thus, this study specifically addresses the number of possible water-mediated ionic interactions, their occurrence, distribution and nature found in 90% non-redundant protein chains. Further, it provides a statistical report of different charged residue pairs that are mediated by surface or buried water molecules to form the interactions. Also, it discusses its contributions in stabilizing various secondary structural elements of the protein. Thus, the present study shows the ubiquitous nature of the interactions that imparts plasticity and flexibility to a protein molecule.

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Amino Acids, AcidicAmino Acids, BasicAmino Acid SequenceCaspase 8Hydrogen BondingModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProteinsProtein StabilityWaterAmino Acids, AcidicAmino Acids, BasicCaspase 8ProteinsWater

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