ConSurf: Identification of functional regions in proteins by surface-mapping of phylogenetic information

Fabian Glaser, Tal Pupko, Inbal Paz, Rachel E. Bell, Dalit Bechor-Shental, Eric Martz, Nir Ben-Tal*

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Abstract

Summary: We recently developed algorithmic tools for the identification of functionally important regions in proteins of known three dimensional structure by estimating the degree of conservation of the amino-acid sites among their close sequence homologues. Projecting the conservation grades onto the molecular surface of these proteins reveals patches of highly conserved (or occasionally highly variable) residues that are often of important biological function. We present a new web server, ConSurf, which automates these algorithmic tools. ConSurf may be used for high-throughput characterization of functional regions in proteins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-164
Number of pages2
JournalBioinformatics
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2003

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