Combining fragment homology modeling with molecular dynamics aims at prediction of Ca2+-binding site

• 作 者: Chunli Pang Tianguang Cao Mengwen Jia Junwei Li Suhua Zhang Shuxi Ren Hailong An Yong Zhan
• 机 构: Institute of Biophysics, Hebei University of Technology, China
• 出 处: The 4th International Ion Channel Conference(第四届国际离子通道会议)
• 发表日期: 2013年2期
• 关键词: Fragment homology modeling (FHM) Ca2+-binding site Ca2+-binding proteins (CaBPs)

The family of calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) consists of dozens of members and contributes to all aspects of the cells function, from homeostasis to learning and memory.However, the Ca2+-binding mechanism is still unclear for most of CaBPs.To identify the Ca2+-binding sites of CaBPs, this study presented a computational approach which combined the fragment homology modeling with molecular dynamics (MD) simulation.