This document provides an overview of protein structure analysis tools and techniques:
1) It describes exploring the Protein Data Bank (PDB) to view and analyze X-ray crystallography and NMR protein structures, comparing similar structures, and using tools like FoldX for in silico mutagenesis and homology modeling.
2) Key concepts covered include PDB file formats, atomic coordinates, B-factors, resolution, RMSD, and the principles of X-ray crystallography, NMR structure determination, and homology modeling.
3) Visualization software like YASARA, SwissPDBViewer and PyMOL are introduced for viewing protein structures from the PDB.
Design of fragment screening libraries (Feb 2010 version)Peter Kenny
I have lectured on design of fragment screening libraries a number of times and, to be honest, my material is getting a bit dated. This presentation is from Feb 2010 when I was visiting CSIRO and the photo in the title slide was taken in Tierra del Fuego.
Protein structure determination from hybrid NMR data.Mark Berjanskii
Protein structure determination from hybrid NMR data. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, mark berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, Wishart group, hybrid data, SAXS, WAXS, X-ray crystallography, FRET, CryoEM, EPR, Mass Spectrometry
Protein structure determinationand our software toolsMark Berjanskii
Protein structure determinationand our software tools. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, mark berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, Wishart group, hybrid data, X-ray crystallography, CryoEM, Mass Spectrometry
NMR Random Coil Index & Protein Dynamics. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, Mark Berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, web server, Wishart group, protein dynamics, NMR dynamics, protein flexibility, accessible surface area, RCI, random coil index, order parameter, bruker, jeol
Design of fragment screening libraries (Feb 2010 version)Peter Kenny
I have lectured on design of fragment screening libraries a number of times and, to be honest, my material is getting a bit dated. This presentation is from Feb 2010 when I was visiting CSIRO and the photo in the title slide was taken in Tierra del Fuego.
Protein structure determination from hybrid NMR data.Mark Berjanskii
Protein structure determination from hybrid NMR data. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, mark berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, Wishart group, hybrid data, SAXS, WAXS, X-ray crystallography, FRET, CryoEM, EPR, Mass Spectrometry
Protein structure determinationand our software toolsMark Berjanskii
Protein structure determinationand our software tools. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, mark berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, Wishart group, hybrid data, X-ray crystallography, CryoEM, Mass Spectrometry
NMR Random Coil Index & Protein Dynamics. Presentation is related to: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, biophysics, Mark Berjanskii, molecular biology, molecular dynamics, molecular modeling, nmr spectroscopy, protein nmr, public speaking, python programming, sparse data, structural biology, structure determination, teaching, web design, web development, web programming, web server, Wishart group, protein dynamics, NMR dynamics, protein flexibility, accessible surface area, RCI, random coil index, order parameter, bruker, jeol
X ray crystallography and X ray DiffractionFaisal Hussain
This is the short description about x ray crystallography.
simplest and easy to understand.
Procedure of X ray Diffraction.
Advantages and Disadvantages of X ray Crystallography
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Introduction
Amino Acid Structure & Polarity
Protein Structures
Polarization of Light
Circular Dichroism
Measurement of Circular Dichroism
Instrumentation For CD Spectropolarimeter
CD Spectrum
CD Spectra of Protein Secondary Structures
Other - CD Based Techniques
Conclusion
References
Different types of methods can be used for the preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles, their advantages and disadvantages and applications of the materials in various fields are given in the presentation
Bridging length and time scales in biomolecular systemsuvacolloquium
Speaker: prof. dr. Peter Bolhuis
Date: 27-11-2015
Abstract: Biomolecular systems, whether in living cells or in complex biomaterials, often undergo rare but important conformational changes; for instance, proteins can fold and (partially) unfold, bind and dissociate again, lipid membranes can phase separate, or transform shape and topology, DNA can hybridize, supercoil, and so on. Molecular dynamics simulation can in principle provide useful predictions of such processes on an atomistic level that are complementary to experiment. However, in practice, molecular dynamics is far from fulfilling this promise due to the large size of a cellular system (billions of atoms) and the long times involved (at least on the order of seconds). The multiscale modeling framework aims to circumvent this problem by envisioning hierarchical levels of description, each appropriate for certain length and time scales of a biophysical system. The challenge for the computer simulator is to develop the right description for each length or time sc!
ales, to link different scales together and to develop efficient sampling algorithms. One approach is to start with the atomistic level molecular dynamics description and use this to define a coarser grained description. Another approach is to realize that many processes such as (un)folding and other conformational changes in proteins in fact are rare events caused by high free energy barriers between stable states. To overcome such barriers, many techniques have been developed, e.g. replica exchange, metadynamics, and transition path sampling. In this presentation I will focus on the need for such simulation methods, and exemplify these methods on interesting applications such as proton transfer in a protein environment, conformational changes in (signalling) proteins, chaperone function, protein and fibril self-assembly, cooperativity in G-coupled receptors. In each case, we can gain novel insight from these simulations.
Role of Environmental Factors on the Structure and Spectroscopic ResponseAngela Mammana
We have explored the utility,
strength, and limitation of throughspace
exciton-coupled circular dichroism
in determination of the secondary
structure of optically active chromophoric
nanoarrays using the example of
end-capped porphyrin– and metalloporphyrin–
oligodeoxynucleotide conjugates.
We put special emphasis on the
explanation of the origin and significance
of the distinctive multiple bands
in the CD spectra (trisignate and tetrasignate
CD bands). Such CD profiles
are often observed in chiral aggregates
or multichromophoric arrays but have
never before been studied in detail. We
found that variation of temperature
and ionic strength has a profound
effect on the geometry of the porphyrin–
DNA conjugates and thus the
nature of electronic interactions. At
lower temperatures and in the absence
of NaCl all three 5’-DNA–porphyrin
conjugates display negative bisignate
CD exciton couplets of variable intensity
in the Soret region resulting from
through-space interaction between the
electric transition dipole moments of
the two end-capped porphyrins. As the
temperature is raised these exciton
couplets are transformed into single
positive bands originating from the
porphyrin–single-strand DNA interactions.
At higher ionic strengths and low
temperatures, multisignate CD bands
are observed in the porphyrin Soret
region. These CD signature bands originate
from a combination of intermolecular,
end-to-end porphyrin–porphyrin
stacking between duplexes and porphyrin–
DNA interactions. The intermolecular
aggregation was confirmed
by fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy
and resonance light scattering.
DeVoe theoretical CD calculations, in
conjunction with molecular dynamics
simulations and Monte Carlo conformational
searches, were used to mimic
the observed bisignate exciton-coupled
CD spectra as well as multiple CD
bands. Calculations correctly predicted
the sign and shape of the experimentally
observed CD spectra. These studies
reveal that the exciton-coupled circular
dichroism is a very useful technique for
the determination of the structure of
optically active arrays.
ADMET properties prediction using AI will accelerate the process of drug discovery.
This slide mostly focuses on using graph-based deep learning techniques to predict drug properties.
Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching commonly called FRAP is one of the most cutting edge technologies that has turned the world of protein around.Click to know more
X ray crystallography and X ray DiffractionFaisal Hussain
This is the short description about x ray crystallography.
simplest and easy to understand.
Procedure of X ray Diffraction.
Advantages and Disadvantages of X ray Crystallography
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Introduction
Amino Acid Structure & Polarity
Protein Structures
Polarization of Light
Circular Dichroism
Measurement of Circular Dichroism
Instrumentation For CD Spectropolarimeter
CD Spectrum
CD Spectra of Protein Secondary Structures
Other - CD Based Techniques
Conclusion
References
Different types of methods can be used for the preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles, their advantages and disadvantages and applications of the materials in various fields are given in the presentation
Bridging length and time scales in biomolecular systemsuvacolloquium
Speaker: prof. dr. Peter Bolhuis
Date: 27-11-2015
Abstract: Biomolecular systems, whether in living cells or in complex biomaterials, often undergo rare but important conformational changes; for instance, proteins can fold and (partially) unfold, bind and dissociate again, lipid membranes can phase separate, or transform shape and topology, DNA can hybridize, supercoil, and so on. Molecular dynamics simulation can in principle provide useful predictions of such processes on an atomistic level that are complementary to experiment. However, in practice, molecular dynamics is far from fulfilling this promise due to the large size of a cellular system (billions of atoms) and the long times involved (at least on the order of seconds). The multiscale modeling framework aims to circumvent this problem by envisioning hierarchical levels of description, each appropriate for certain length and time scales of a biophysical system. The challenge for the computer simulator is to develop the right description for each length or time sc!
ales, to link different scales together and to develop efficient sampling algorithms. One approach is to start with the atomistic level molecular dynamics description and use this to define a coarser grained description. Another approach is to realize that many processes such as (un)folding and other conformational changes in proteins in fact are rare events caused by high free energy barriers between stable states. To overcome such barriers, many techniques have been developed, e.g. replica exchange, metadynamics, and transition path sampling. In this presentation I will focus on the need for such simulation methods, and exemplify these methods on interesting applications such as proton transfer in a protein environment, conformational changes in (signalling) proteins, chaperone function, protein and fibril self-assembly, cooperativity in G-coupled receptors. In each case, we can gain novel insight from these simulations.
Role of Environmental Factors on the Structure and Spectroscopic ResponseAngela Mammana
We have explored the utility,
strength, and limitation of throughspace
exciton-coupled circular dichroism
in determination of the secondary
structure of optically active chromophoric
nanoarrays using the example of
end-capped porphyrin– and metalloporphyrin–
oligodeoxynucleotide conjugates.
We put special emphasis on the
explanation of the origin and significance
of the distinctive multiple bands
in the CD spectra (trisignate and tetrasignate
CD bands). Such CD profiles
are often observed in chiral aggregates
or multichromophoric arrays but have
never before been studied in detail. We
found that variation of temperature
and ionic strength has a profound
effect on the geometry of the porphyrin–
DNA conjugates and thus the
nature of electronic interactions. At
lower temperatures and in the absence
of NaCl all three 5’-DNA–porphyrin
conjugates display negative bisignate
CD exciton couplets of variable intensity
in the Soret region resulting from
through-space interaction between the
electric transition dipole moments of
the two end-capped porphyrins. As the
temperature is raised these exciton
couplets are transformed into single
positive bands originating from the
porphyrin–single-strand DNA interactions.
At higher ionic strengths and low
temperatures, multisignate CD bands
are observed in the porphyrin Soret
region. These CD signature bands originate
from a combination of intermolecular,
end-to-end porphyrin–porphyrin
stacking between duplexes and porphyrin–
DNA interactions. The intermolecular
aggregation was confirmed
by fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy
and resonance light scattering.
DeVoe theoretical CD calculations, in
conjunction with molecular dynamics
simulations and Monte Carlo conformational
searches, were used to mimic
the observed bisignate exciton-coupled
CD spectra as well as multiple CD
bands. Calculations correctly predicted
the sign and shape of the experimentally
observed CD spectra. These studies
reveal that the exciton-coupled circular
dichroism is a very useful technique for
the determination of the structure of
optically active arrays.
ADMET properties prediction using AI will accelerate the process of drug discovery.
This slide mostly focuses on using graph-based deep learning techniques to predict drug properties.
Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching commonly called FRAP is one of the most cutting edge technologies that has turned the world of protein around.Click to know more
Flexscore: Ensemble-based evaluation for protein Structure modelsPurdue University
Presentation at ISMB 2016 for the paper on Flexscore. Score for evaluating computational protein models by considering flexibility derived from NMR or molecular dynamics simluation. Paper published on Bioinformatics: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27307633
by Kihara Lab http://kiharalab.org
Metal-organic frameworks: from database to supramolecular effects in complexa...Valery Tkachenko
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) attract a lot of interest due to their unique structure-dependent properties. Their internal pores comparable to the size of small molecules are naturally refined for various absorbance effects. Possessed properties lie in a foundation of multiple applications, such as catalysis, gas storage/separation and especially – clean energy related ones.
Theoretical calculations are a usual way of decreasing experimental costs while investigating properties of new materials, especially at a design stage. Electronic structure calculations like density functional theory (DFT) in most cases provide an appropriate accuracy in matching experimentally measured data such as adsorbate interaction energies. However, as in the case of experimental studies, large-scale materials screening studies with DFT calculations are rather time-consuming, and it can be carried out only for structures with relatively small unit cell.
Here we would like to present a theoretical and experimental results describing calculation of electron density in metal-organic frameworks. We built a model trained to predict partial charges on MOF atoms based on DFT calculations. The relative error of the model allows us to conclude that models do not decrease the level of accuracy and do not superinduce additional error comparing to DFT. At the same time, computational cost of the model is several orders of magnitude less. Models also demonstrated transferability and allowed to make prediction e.g. for MOFs containing metals not presented in the train set.
We have also built a force-field (FF) of two-centered and three-centered interatomic potentials constructed using predicted charges. The FF proved to reproduce MOF crystal structure. As a final test, we have applied the developed model and FF to a new synthesized lanthanide-containing MOFs to estimate influence of supramolecular effects on metal complexation selectivity.
As a result, we’ve built a model predicting one of basic MOF properties within relatively small computational time and tested it on experimental data, both obtained from literature sources and self-investigated.
Combined experimental and structural-bioinformatics approach is presented for proteome-scale protein-metabolite/drug interactions. Experimental methods combine pulse-proteolysis and mass spec. Bioinformatics part uses Patch-Surfer software.
Effect of inorganic fillers on Poly(ethylene oxide) crystallization and dynamicsEleni 'Hellen' Papananou
Polymer morphology, crystallization and chain conformation are investigated in hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)/SiO2 nanocomposites. PEO was able to crystallize in all cases; nevertheless differences were observed for high silica content hybrids. The crystallization process as well as the conformation of the chains close to the inorganic surfaces exhibit different characteristics than that of the neat polymer melt. The effect of the proximity to the silica surfaces on polymer dynamics is investigated as well.
Basic intro to running Siesta, a code written to simulate multi atomic material using Density functional Theory (DFT). It covers how to create an input file, simulation command and analysing the output file, i.e. to make sense of the data dumped in .out file.
RNA-seq for DE analysis: detecting differential expression - part 5BITS
Part 5 of the training sesson 'RNA-seq for differential expression analysis' considers the algorithm used for detecting differential expression between conditions. See http://www.bits.vib.be
RNA-seq for DE analysis: extracting counts and QC - part 4BITS
Part 4 of the training sesson 'RNA-seq for differential expression analysis' considers extracting the count table from a mapping, and performing QC to detect sample biases. See http://www.bits.vib.be
RNA-seq for DE analysis: the biology behind observed changes - part 6BITS
Part 6 of the training sesson 'RNA-seq for differential expression analysis' considers gene set analysis for inferring biology from RNA-seq data. See http://www.bits.vib.be
The structure of Linux - Introduction to Linux for bioinformaticsBITS
This 3th slide deck of the training 'Introduction to linux for bioinformatics' gives a broad overview of the file system structure of linux. We very gently introducte the command line in this presentation.
This 1st presentation in the training "Introduction to linux for bioinformatics" gives an introduction to Linux, and the concepts by which Linux operates.
This is the last presentation of the BITS training on 'Comparative genomics'.
It reviews tthe Contra tool for detecting common transcription factor binding sites in sequences.
Thanks to Stefan Broos of the DMBR department of VIB
BITS - Comparative genomics on the genome levelBITS
This is the third presentation of the BITS training on 'Comparative genomics'.
It reviews the basic concepts of sequence homology on the gene
Thanks to Klaas Vandepoele of the PSB department.
BITS - Comparative genomics: gene family analysisBITS
This is the second presentation of the BITS training on 'Comparative genomics'.
It reviews the different methods of investigating sequence homology on the gene family level.
Thanks to Klaas Vandepoele of the PSB department.
This is the first presentation of the BITS training on 'Comparative genomics'.
It reviews the basic concepts of sequence homology on different levels.
Thanks to Klaas Vandepoele of the PSB department.
BITS - Protein inference from mass spectrometry dataBITS
This is the fifth presentation of the BITS training on 'Mass spec data processing'.
It reviews the problems of determining protein sequences of mass spec data, how to deal with it, with an overview of useful tools.
Thanks to the Compomics Lab of the VIB for their contribution.
BITS - Overview of sequence databases for mass spectrometry data analysisBITS
This is the fourth presentation of the BITS training on 'Mass spec data processing'.
It review sequences databases and their flaws in light of mass spectrometry data analysis.
Thanks to the Compomics Lab of the VIB for their contribution.
This is the third presentation of the BITS training on 'Mass spec data processing'.
It reviews the methods for matching mass spectrometry data with protein sequences, with review of useful tools.
Thanks to the Compomics Lab of the VIB for contribution.
This is the second presentation of the BITS training on 'Mass spec data processing'.
It reviews the methods for separating protein mixtures prior to further analysis.
Thanks to the Compomics Lab of the VIB for contribution.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
19. Occupancy ATOM 625 C ILE A 77 -11.322 28.374 -1.179 1.00 28.77 C ATOM 626 O ILE A 77 -11.946 29.453 -1.112 1.00 28.84 O ATOM 627 CA AILE A 77 -11.432 27.329 -0.087 0.70 28.15 C ATOM 628 CB AILE A 77 -12.918 26.874 0.087 0.70 28.64 C ATOM 629 CG1AILE A 77 -13.042 25.758 1.141 0.70 26.75 C ATOM 630 CG2AILE A 77 -13.516 26.421 -1.241 0.70 28.13 C ATOM 631 CD1AILE A 77 -13.378 26.302 2.501 0.70 26.47 C ATOM 632 CA BILE A 77 -11.423 27.327 -0.082 0.30 28.50 C ATOM 633 CB BILE A 77 -12.874 26.775 0.117 0.30 28.79 C ATOM 634 CG1BILE A 77 -13.519 26.423 -1.227 0.30 28.62 C ATOM 635 CG2BILE A 77 -13.748 27.739 0.916 0.30 28.40 C ATOM 636 CD1BILE A 77 -14.720 25.518 -1.100 0.30 28.69 C ATOM 637 N ARG A 78 -10.521 28.048 -2.183 1.00 28.70 N ATOM 638 CA ARG A 78 -10.258 28.952 -3.268 1.00 28.47 C ATOM 639 C ARG A 78 -10.857 28.469 -4.584 1.00 28.22 C 2VWC
37. YASARA View nomenclature Atom Residue = any continuous stretch of atoms sharing the same residue name, residue number and molecule name Molecule = any continuous stretch of residues sharing the same molecule name (PDB calls this a CHAIN) Object = a collection of molecules and additional items
Also drugs against invaders: bacteria, viruses.... Trypanosoma (sleeping disease): eukaryotic lifeform. So many proteins, just like us. So if we make a medicine that eg knocks out the glycolysis of trypanosomas, we should be very careful that we don’t knock out the glycolysis of the host. So we have to study differences in proteins between tryp and host. In picture you see active site of trypanosomas. Then we can design a ligand that blocks the trypanosomas protein active site but not that of the human.
Neuraminidase inhibitors Neuraminidase helps to release the viral particle from the infected cell so it can infect another cell. It breaks sialic acid bonds in the membrane so that a membrane vesicle with virus inside can travel to another cell. So the neuraminidase binds sialic acid.
Smart as we are, we made molecules that look like sialic acid (relenza and tamiflu) to neutralize the neuraminidase and prevent the virus from being mobile.
But at some point the tamiflu lost its action against neuraminidase.
On binding tamiflu, the conformation of the Glu 277 side chain of the wt enzyme is altered such that it exposes a hydrophobic site with which the pentyloxy group of oseltamivir interacts. In the mutant enzyme, the bulkier Tyr residue at 275 displaces the carboxyl group of Glu 277 into the binding site, such that it disrupts the hydrophobic pocket and causes a change in conformation of the pentyloxy substituent of oseltamivir (Fig. 1a), with consequent reduction in affinity of binding of some 300-fold or greater. Luckily for us, relenza’s side group isn’t that big and still fits in the pocket of the mutant neuraminidase. The question is, what will we do if the virus also beats relenza?
Variations in time: x-ray experiment takes seconds. Motions happen in femtoseconds. So motions can be the source of uncertainty. In space: different molecules in the crystal have a different conformation of a sidechain
The resolution for a given crystal depends on the ordering of the molecules in the crystal. That is, how close the unit cells thoughout the crystal are to being identical copies of one another. Rule: the larger the molecule, the lower the resolution of the data. At low resolution (4A): overall shape of molecule, no interactions! 3A: path of chain can be traced 2A: sidechains become visible 1.2-0.9A: hydrogen atoms become visible, occupancies easily detectable These structures require fewer geometric constraints during refinement and give a better indication of the true geometry of protein structures.
X-rays are scattered through the crystal generating a diffraction pattern from which an initial model of the structure is generated based on the electron density map. This model can also be a homology model of the new structure based on a close homolog of which we know it will adopt more or less the same structure. Using scattering theory it is possible to calculate computationally the expected diffraction pattern. Usually this will differ from the observed one. Refinement involves iteratively modifying the model untill the computed diffraction pattern has a best fit with the observed diffraction pattern. Ferredoxin was incorrectly solved due to wrong space group assignment, but all the water molecules made up for it. 344 waters on 117 residues. Refinable parameters The structural model describes a collection of scattering centres (atoms), each located at a fixed position in the crystal lattice, and with some degree of mobility or extension around that locus. In adjusting the structural model to improve the fit between calculated and observed diffraction patterns, the crystallographer may vary these and other parameters. Refinable parameters are those that may be varied in order to improve the fit. Usually they comprise atomic coordinates, atomic displacement parameters, a scale factor to bring the observed and calculated amplitudes or intensities to the same scale. They may also include extinction parameters, occupancy factors, twin component fractions, and even the assigned space group. Relations between the refinable parameters may be expressed as constraints or restraints that modify the function to be minimized.
Deposition procedure: an experimentalist choosing the best 20 structures from a much larger ensemble can result in very misleading statistics! eg. the best 20 models may be the best solution with only small variations, so RMSD will be small but further down the original list are alternative solutions, which are less consistent with the data but radically different!