2020
Using physical features of protein core packing to distinguish real proteins from decoys
Grigas AT, Mei Z, Treado JD, Levine ZA, Regan L, O'Hern CS. Using physical features of protein core packing to distinguish real proteins from decoys. Protein Science 2020, 29: 1931-1944. PMID: 32710566, PMCID: PMC7454528, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein structureReal protein structuresProtein coreReal proteinsAmino acid sequenceProtein core packingProtein structure predictionBiennial Critical AssessmentSet of decoysAcid sequenceProtein packingHydrophobic residuesCore packingStructure Prediction competitionTarget sequenceStructure predictionDecoy structuresProteinHydrophobic coreDecoysResiduesProtein Structure Prediction competitionsKey physical featuresSequenceImportant physical features
2015
Equilibrium transitions between side‐chain conformations in leucine and isoleucine
Caballero D, Smith WW, O'Hern CS, Regan L. Equilibrium transitions between side‐chain conformations in leucine and isoleucine. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2015, 83: 1488-1499. PMID: 26018846, DOI: 10.1002/prot.24837.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Non-random-coil Behavior as a Consequence of Extensive PPII Structure in the Denatured State
Cortajarena AL, Lois G, Sherman E, O'Hern CS, Regan L, Haran G. Non-random-coil Behavior as a Consequence of Extensive PPII Structure in the Denatured State. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2008, 382: 203-212. PMID: 18644382, PMCID: PMC2603145, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolyproline II helical structureRandom coil polymersKinetics of foldingAggregation diseasesFluorescence correlation spectroscopyRepeat proteinsUnfolded proteinsResidual structureCoil polymersNonnative structuresSimple polymer modelIdentical domainsPolyproline IIPolypeptide chainPPII structureCorrelation spectroscopyUnfolded stateProteinHelical structureRandom-coil statisticsDenatured statePolymer modelUnforeseen potentialCoil behaviorMisfolding