Protein Structure Predictions
University of Wyoming
MOLB5650 “Proteins”
Spring 2002
Where can I learn more?
Protein Structure Prediction Center
Biology and Biotechnology Research ProgramLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
 http://predictioncenter.llnl.gov/Center.html
Outline
1) Secondary Structure Predictions
Protein Function Predictions / Pathway Predictions
Why do we want to predict 2nd structures?
prediction of 2nd structure is a step towards 3D structure prediction (e.g. VAST method)
can be used in threading  methods to identify distantly related proteins
may provide insights into function