Geometry of proteins: hydrogen bonding, sterics and marginally compact tubes
arXiv:q-bio/0505052 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.73.031921
Abstract
The functionality of proteins is related to their structure in the native state. Protein structures are made up of emergent building blocks of helices and almost planar sheets. A simple coarse-grained geometrical model of a flexible tube barely subject to compaction provides a unified framework for understanding the common character of globular proteins.We argue that a recent critique of the tube idea is not well founded.
arXiv comment12 pages, no figures, revised version accepted for publication in Phisycal Review E
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