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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2018

Visualization and analysis of non-covalent contacts using the Protein Contacts Atlas.

Melis Kayikci, A J Venkatakrishnan, James Scott-Brown, Charles N J Ravarani, Tilman Flock, M Madan Babu

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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6 authors.

Melis KayikciMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. kayikci.melis@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-1939
A J VenkatakrishnanMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. ajvenkat@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2819-3214
James Scott-BrownMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-8346
Charles N J RavaraniMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Tilman FlockMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3398-0968
M Madan BabuMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. madanm@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0556-6196

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105185859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visualizations of biomolecular structures empower us to gain insights into biological functions, generate testable hypotheses, and communicate biological concepts. Typical visualizations (such as ball and stick) primarily depict covalent bonds. In contrast, non-covalent contacts between atoms, which govern normal physiology, pathogenesis, and drug action, are seldom visualized. We present the Protein Contacts Atlas, an interactive resource of non-covalent contacts from over 100,000 PDB crystal structures. We developed multiple representations for visualization and analysis of non-covalent contacts at different scales of organization: atoms, residues, secondary structure, subunits, and entire complexes. The Protein Contacts Atlas enables researchers from different disciplines to investigate diverse questions in the framework of non-covalent contacts, including the interpretation of allostery, disease mutations and polymorphisms, by exploring individual subunits, interfaces, and protein-ligand contacts and by mapping external information. The Protein Contacts Atlas is available at http://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/pca/ and also through PDBe.

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Computational BiologyProtein Interaction MappingAllosteric SiteBiomarkersCrystallography, X-RayDatabases, ProteinDNAHumansHydrogen BondingLigandsModels, MolecularMutationPolymorphism, GeneticProtein BindingProteinsProtein Structure, SecondaryBiomarkersDNALigandsProteinsRhodopsin

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PMID29335563
PMCPMC5837000

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