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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

ProCarbDB: a database of carbohydrate-binding proteins.

Liviu Copoiu, Pedro H M Torres, David B Ascher, Tom L Blundell, Sony Malhotra

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Liviu CopoiuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Pedro H M TorresDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
David B AscherDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Tom L BlundellDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Sony MalhotraDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/M026302/1Wellcome Trust 200814/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbohydrate-binding proteins play crucial roles across all organisms and viruses. The complexity of carbohydrate structures, together with inconsistencies in how their 3D structures are reported, has led to difficulties in characterizing the protein-carbohydrate interfaces. In order to better understand protein-carbohydrate interactions, we have developed an open-access database, ProCarbDB, which, unlike the Protein Data Bank (PDB), clearly distinguishes between the complete carbohydrate ligands and their monomeric units. ProCarbDB is a comprehensive database containing over 5200 3D X-ray crystal structures of protein-carbohydrate complexes. In ProCarbDB, the complete carbohydrate ligands are annotated and all their interactions are displayed. Users can also select any protein residue in the proximity of the ligand to inspect its interactions with the carbohydrate ligand and with other neighbouring protein residues. Where available, additional curated information on the binding affinity of the complex and the effects of mutations on the binding have also been provided in the database. We believe that ProCarbDB will be an invaluable resource for understanding protein-carbohydrate interfaces. The ProCarbDB web server is freely available at http://www.procarbdb.science/procarb.

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Databases, ProteinAlgorithmsInternetLigandsMachine LearningMutationProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceUser-Computer InterfaceLigandsProteinsReceptors, Cell Surfacesaccharide-binding proteins

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PMID31598690
PMCPMC6943041
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