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. 2003 Feb 28;326(4):1239-59.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00021-4.

An orientation-dependent hydrogen bonding potential improves prediction of specificity and structure for proteins and protein-protein complexes

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An orientation-dependent hydrogen bonding potential improves prediction of specificity and structure for proteins and protein-protein complexes

Tanja Kortemme et al. J Mol Biol. .

Abstract

Hydrogen bonding is a key contributor to the specificity of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions in biological systems. Here, we develop an orientation-dependent hydrogen bonding potential based on the geometric characteristics of hydrogen bonds in high-resolution protein crystal structures, and evaluate it using four tests related to the prediction and design of protein structures and protein-protein complexes. The new potential is superior to the widely used Coulomb model of hydrogen bonding in prediction of the sequences of proteins and protein-protein interfaces from their structures, and improves discrimination of correctly docked protein-protein complexes from large sets of alternative structures.

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