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CrMP-Sol database: classification, bioinformatic analyses and comparison of cancer-related membrane proteins and their water-soluble variant designs.

Authors :
Ma, Lina
Zhang, Sitao
Liang, Qi
Huang, Wenting
Wang, Hui
Pan, Emily
Xu, Ping
Zhang, Shuguang
Tao, Fei
Tang, Jin
Qing, Rui
Source :
BMC Bioinformatics. 9/25/2023, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-24. 24p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Membrane proteins are critical mediators for tumor progression and present enormous therapeutic potentials. Although gene profiling can identify their cancer-specific signatures, systematic correlations between protein functions and tumor-related mechanisms are still unclear. We present here the CrMP-Sol database (https://bio-gateway.aigene.org.cn/g/CrMP), which aims to breach the gap between the two. Machine learning was used to extract key functional descriptions for protein visualization in the 3D-space, where spatial distributions provide function-based predictive connections between proteins and cancer types. CrMP-Sol also presents QTY-enabled water-soluble designs to facilitate native membrane protein studies despite natural hydrophobicity. Five examples with varying transmembrane helices in different categories were used to demonstrate the feasibility. Native and redesigned proteins exhibited highly similar characteristics, predicted structures and binding pockets, and slightly different docking poses against known ligands, although task-specific designs are still required for proteins more susceptible to internal hydrogen bond formations. The database can accelerate therapeutic developments and biotechnological applications of cancer-related membrane proteins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712105
Volume :
24
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
BMC Bioinformatics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
172312612
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-023-05477-9