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Entropic criteria for protein folding derived from recurrences: Six residues patch as the basic protein word
Author(s) -
Zbilut Joseph P.,
Chua Gek Huey,
Krishnan Arun,
Bossa Cecilia,
Colafranceschi Mauro,
Giuliani Alessandro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.076
Subject(s) - folding (dsp implementation) , word (group theory) , conjecture , protein folding , amino acid residue , window (computing) , amino acid , computer science , computational biology , chemistry , biophysics , biochemistry , biology , peptide sequence , mathematics , combinatorics , linguistics , philosophy , world wide web , engineering , electrical engineering , gene
Some research has suggested that patches of six constitute an important amino acid window length in proteins for conveying information. We present database evidence that supports this conjecture, as well as additional recurrence‐based data that characterization and quantification of these words affect the folding/aggregation features of proteins. Other indirect evidence is presented and discussed.