Protein Structure

  1. Jonathan Pevsner

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/047145916X.ch9

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics

How to Cite

Pevsner, J. (2005) Protein Structure, in Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/047145916X.ch9

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 18 JUN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471210047

Online ISBN: 9780471459163

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Keywords:

  • protein structure;
  • structural genomics;
  • homology;
  • protein-folding problem;
  • structural classification of proteins database

Summary

This chapter includes the following topics:

  • Overview of Protein Structure and Structural Genomics

  • Protein Data Bank

  • Computational Biology Approaches to Structure

  • Protein Structure Prediction and Limits of Protein Fold Space

  • Protein Structure and Disease

  • Perspective

  • Pitfalls

  • Web Resources

  • Discussion Questions

  • Problems

  • Self-Test Quiz

  • Suggested Reading