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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2021

SPServer: split-statistical potentials for the analysis of protein structures and protein-protein interactions.

Joaquim Aguirre-Plans, Alberto Meseguer, Ruben Molina-Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro Marín-López, Gaurav Jumde, Kevin Casanova, Jaume Bonet, Oriol Fornes, Narcis Fernandez-Fuentes, Baldo Oliva

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Joaquim Aguirre-PlansStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Alberto MeseguerStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Ruben Molina-FernandezStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Manuel Alejandro Marín-LópezStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Gaurav JumdeStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Kevin CasanovaStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Jaume BonetLaboratory of Protein Design and Immuno-Enginneering, School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
Oriol FornesCentre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Medical Genetics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada.
Narcis Fernandez-FuentesDepartment of Biosciences, U Science Tech, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, Vic 08500, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Baldo OlivaStructural Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Experimental and Health Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. baldo.oliva@upf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0702-0250

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Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017 SGR 01020Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca FIInstituto de Salud Carlos III PT13/0001/0023Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España BIO2017-83591-R(FEDER,UEMinisterio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España BIO2017-85329-R (FEDER,UE)Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España MDM-2014-0370Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España RYC-2015-17519
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Abstract

backgroundStatistical potentials, also named knowledge-based potentials, are scoring functions derived from empirical data that can be used to evaluate the quality of protein folds and protein-protein interaction (PPI) structures. In previous works we decomposed the statistical potentials in different terms, named Split-Statistical Potentials, accounting for the type of amino acid pairs, their hydrophobicity, solvent accessibility and type of secondary structure. These potentials have been successfully used to identify near-native structures in protein structure prediction, rank protein docking poses, and predict PPI binding affinities.

resultsHere, we present the SPServer, a web server that applies the Split-Statistical Potentials to analyze protein folds and protein interfaces. SPServer provides global scores as well as residue/residue-pair profiles presented as score plots and maps. This level of detail allows users to: (1) identify potentially problematic regions on protein structures; (2) identify disrupting amino acid pairs in protein interfaces; and (3) compare and analyze the quality of tertiary and quaternary structural models.

conclusionsWhile there are many web servers that provide scoring functions to assess the quality of either protein folds or PPI structures, SPServer integrates both aspects in a unique easy-to-use web server. Moreover, the server permits to locally assess the quality of the structures and interfaces at a residue level and provides tools to compare the local assessment between structures. SERVER ADDRESS: https://sbi.upf.edu/spserver/ .

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ProteinsProtein Structure, SecondarySoftwareAmino AcidsInternetKnowledge BasesModels, StatisticalProtein Interaction MapsAmino AcidsProteinsKnowledge-based potentialProtein–protein evaluationProtein–protein interactionProtein structure evaluationProtein structure predictionProtein structure quality assessment

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PMID33407073
PMCPMC7788957

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