Bioinformatics Vol. 19 no. 13 2003
Pages 1644-1649
© 2003 Oxford University Press
An algorithm for constraint-based structural template matching: application to 3D templates with statistical analysis
European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
Received on February 5, 2003
; revised on March 28, 2003
; accepted on April 1, 2003
Motivation: Structural templates consisting of a few atoms in a specific geometric conformation provide a powerful tool for studying the relationship between protein structure and function. Current methods for template searching constrain template syntax and semantics by their design. Hence there is a need for a more flexible core algorithm upon which to build more sophisticated tools. Statistical analysis of structural similarity is still in its infancy when compared with its analogue in sequence alignment. In the context of template matching, there is an urgent need for normalization of scores so that results from templates with differing sensitivity may be compared directly.
Results: We introduce Jess, a fast and flexible algorithm for searching protein structures for small groups of atoms under arbitrary constraints on geometry and chemistry. We apply the algorithm to a set of manually derived enzyme active site templates, and derive an empirical measure for estimating the relative significance of hits encountered using differing templates.
Availability: Jess will be available in the near future under a restricted open source licence.
Contact: jbarker{at}ebi.ac.uk
* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Supported by a MRC Training Fellowship in Bioinformatics.
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