ProSA-web: interactive web service for the recognition of errors in three-dimensional structures of proteins

Nucleic Acids Res. 2007 Jul;35(Web Server issue):W407-10. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm290. Epub 2007 May 21.

Abstract

A major problem in structural biology is the recognition of errors in experimental and theoretical models of protein structures. The ProSA program (Protein Structure Analysis) is an established tool which has a large user base and is frequently employed in the refinement and validation of experimental protein structures and in structure prediction and modeling. The analysis of protein structures is generally a difficult and cumbersome exercise. The new service presented here is a straightforward and easy to use extension of the classic ProSA program which exploits the advantages of interactive web-based applications for the display of scores and energy plots that highlight potential problems spotted in protein structures. In particular, the quality scores of a protein are displayed in the context of all known protein structures and problematic parts of a structure are shown and highlighted in a 3D molecule viewer. The service specifically addresses the needs encountered in the validation of protein structures obtained from X-ray analysis, NMR spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. ProSA-web is accessible at https://prosa.services.came.sbg.ac.at.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Databases, Protein
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Internet
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Protein Conformation*
  • Protein Denaturation
  • Protein Folding*
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / ultrastructure
  • Quality Control
  • Sequence Analysis / methods*

Substances

  • Proteins