Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1424:61-67. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31982-2_7.
Protein folding accuracy is fundamental to all cells. In spite of this, it is difficult to maintain the fidelity of protein synthesis and folding due to the fact that the implicit genetic and biochemical systems are inherently prone to error, which leads to the constant production of a certain amount of misfolded proteins. This problem is further compounded by genetic variation and the effects of environmental stress. To that end, the prediction of protein structures for tertiary protein structure analysis and prediction might be an ideal approach for the study of mutation effects in macromolecules and their complexes. With the development and accessibility to increasingly powerful computational systems, this type of study will enable a wide variety of opportunities for the creation of better-targeted peptide-based pharmacotherapy and prospects for precision medicine in future.
蛋白质折叠的准确性对所有细胞都是至关重要的。尽管如此,由于隐含的遗传和生化系统天生容易出错,因此很难保持蛋白质合成和折叠的保真度,这导致不断产生一定数量的错误折叠的蛋白质。这个问题因遗传变异和环境压力的影响而更加复杂。为此,对三级蛋白质结构进行蛋白质结构预测,可能是研究大分子及其复合物突变效应的理想方法。随着越来越强大的计算系统的发展和普及,这种类型的研究将为基于肽的更有针对性的药物治疗的创造提供广泛的机会,并为未来的精准医学提供前景。