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Abstract
A simple model of sphere packing has been investigated as an ideal model for long-range interactions for the packing of non-bonded residues in protein structures. By superposing all residues, the geometry of packing around a central residue is investigated. It is found that all residues conform almost perfectly to this lattice model for sphere packing when a radius of 6.5 A is used to define non-bonded (virtual) interacting residues. Side-chain positions with respect to sequential backbone segments are relatively regular as well. This lattice can readily be used in conformation simulations to reduce the conformational space.Mesh:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9336831 PMCID: PMC2143567 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Protein Sci ISSN: 0961-8368 Impact factor: 6.725