Assessment of protein fold predictions from sequence information: The predicted α/β doubly wound fold of the von Willebrand factor type a domain is similar to its crystal structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-285

  Edwards, Yvonne J K ^a   Perkins, Stephen J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doubly wound fold; Prediction assessment; Protein fold recognition; Secondary structure prediction; Solvent accessibility prediction; von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; DISULFIDE; FLAVODOXIN; RAS PROTEIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030581168     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0398     Document Type: Article

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