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ArticlePLoS computational biology2020

Improving homology modeling from low-sequence identity templates in Rosetta: A case study in GPCRs.

Brian Joseph Bender, Brennica Marlow, Jens Meiler

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Brian Joseph BenderDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Chemistry, and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9251-9480
Brennica MarlowDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Chemistry, and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6811-9951
Jens MeilerDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Chemistry, and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8945-193X
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RICHARD M. PEEK · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Decrypting Variants of Uncertain Significance in Long-QT SyndromeR01HL122010 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI GEORGE, ALFRED L., SANDERS, CHARLES R · 2014 to 2025
$15.5M
TRAINING IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCEST32GM007628 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BARNETT, JOEY VICTOR, KAVALALI, EGE T · 1985 to 2022
$11.2M
Membrane Protein Structure Elucidation from sparse NMR data (KAMP)R01GM080403 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2007 to 2019
$3.0M
Structural Determinants of Allosteric Modulation of Brain GPCRsR01DA046138 · NIDA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
Topological Energetics and the Cellular Quality Control of Integral Membrane ProteinsR01GM129261 · NIGMS · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI SCHLEBACH, JONATHAN PATRICK · 2018 to 2022
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122010NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA046138NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK058404NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM080403NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129261NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007628
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As sequencing methodologies continue to advance, the availability of protein sequences far outpaces the ability of structure determination. Homology modeling is used to bridge this gap but relies on high-identity templates for accurate model building. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent a significant target class for pharmaceutical therapies in which homology modeling could fill the knowledge gap for structure-based drug design. To date, only about 17% of druggable GPCRs have had their structures characterized at atomic resolution. However, modeling of the remaining 83% is hindered by the low sequence identity between receptors. Here we test key inputs in the model building process using GPCRs as a focus to improve the pipeline in two critical ways: Firstly, we use a blended sequence- and structure-based alignment that accounts for structure conservation in loop regions. Secondly, by merging multiple template structures into one comparative model, the best possible template for every region of a target can be used expanding the conformational space sampled in a meaningful way. This optimization allows for accurate modeling of receptors using templates as low as 20% sequence identity, which accounts for nearly the entire druggable space of GPCRs. A model database of all non-odorant GPCRs is made available at www.rosettagpcr.org. Additionally, all protocols are made available with insights into modifications that may improve accuracy at new targets.

Indexed as

Models, MolecularReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSequence Homology, Amino AcidComputational BiologyHumansSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, ProteinSoftwareReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID33112852
PMCPMC7652349
OpenAlexW3097936550

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