Hi Margot
Without wishing to sound egoistic, you might want to take a look at some
of my modelling articles. The iterative approach to modelling is exactly
the one I take. Basically, I make an initial alignment of my target with
one or more structures, based on fold recognition (often) adjusted using
common sense so that insertions and deletions are well accommodated. I
then make a SET of models - 15 or 20, employing a large (4A) randomisation
in modeller. In this way I try to explore lots of conformational
possibilities. I then analyse the set with PROSA II (freely available)
which gives me 1) an overall score that can support or not the fold
recognition [there's the pG server too] and 2) profiles which highlight
problematic bits of the models. I then look at the 'bad' bits to see if I
can imagine any alignment variants there that would produce better models
(more typically packed and better solvent exposure). I then make new sets
of models with these new ideas and see if they're better than the original
set. And so on, until I can't make any more improvements.
Assuming that PROSA II can distinguish between poorer and better models
(and there's cause for optimism - in the original paper it can pick up
threading errors in crystal structures) then the final model should be
better than the original.
I also do PROCHECK analysis, mainly towards the end. I used to use
VERIFY_3D, but then we upgraded machines and I no longer have access.
Very frustratingly, this program seems unavailable. There's a server for
individual structures but that's no use for people working with sets.
Best wishes
Daniel
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On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Margot Ernst wrote:
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> Hi Modeller developers and friends,
>
> in Sanchez and Sali 1997 Curr Opin Struct Biol 7:206-214
> I read that a possible way to improve on homology modeling below 30 PID could
> be "iterative changes in the alignment during caluclation"
> My question is: Is this a great idea that has been realized already and I
> just missed where and how, is it work in progress or has it been discarded
> again due to technical problems?
> Could one, alternatively, if only one template is availble, use this template
> several times with different alignment variants (home-made version of
> modeling on several templates, so to speak) so that different homology
> derived restraints go into the same VTF, or is it, at present knowledge,
> better to go for ensembles of models and then try to construct one or more
> "best" consensus models?
> Any and all information and ideas are much appreciated!
> margot
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