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_id: '3979'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Protein-protein interactions, which form the basis for most cellular processes,
result in the formation of protein interfaces. Believing that the local shape
of proteins is crucial, we take a geometric approach and present a definition
of an interface surface formed by two or more proteins as a subset of their Voronoi
diagram. The definition deals with the difficult and important problem of specifying
interface boundaries by invoking methods used in the alpha shape representation
of molecules, the discrete flow on Delaunay simplices to define pockets and reconstruct
surfaces, and the assessment of the importance of topological features. We present
an algorithm to construct the surface and define a hierarchy that distinguishes
core and peripheral regions. This hierarchy is shown to have correlation with
hot-spots in protein-protein interactions. Finally, we study the geometric and
topological properties of interface surfaces and show their high degree of contortion.
author:
- first_name: Yih
full_name: Ban, Yih-En Andrew
last_name: Ban
- first_name: Herbert
full_name: Herbert Edelsbrunner
id: 3FB178DA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Edelsbrunner
orcid: 0000-0002-9823-6833
- first_name: Johannes
full_name: Rudolph, Johannes
last_name: Rudolph
citation:
ama: Ban Y, Edelsbrunner H, Rudolph J. Interface surfaces for protein-protein complexes.
Journal of the ACM. 2006;53(3):361-378. doi:10.1145/1147954.1147957
apa: Ban, Y., Edelsbrunner, H., & Rudolph, J. (2006). Interface surfaces for
protein-protein complexes. Journal of the ACM. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/1147954.1147957
chicago: Ban, Yih, Herbert Edelsbrunner, and Johannes Rudolph. “Interface Surfaces
for Protein-Protein Complexes.” Journal of the ACM. ACM, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1145/1147954.1147957.
ieee: Y. Ban, H. Edelsbrunner, and J. Rudolph, “Interface surfaces for protein-protein
complexes,” Journal of the ACM, vol. 53, no. 3. ACM, pp. 361–378, 2006.
ista: Ban Y, Edelsbrunner H, Rudolph J. 2006. Interface surfaces for protein-protein
complexes. Journal of the ACM. 53(3), 361–378.
mla: Ban, Yih, et al. “Interface Surfaces for Protein-Protein Complexes.” Journal
of the ACM, vol. 53, no. 3, ACM, 2006, pp. 361–78, doi:10.1145/1147954.1147957.
short: Y. Ban, H. Edelsbrunner, J. Rudolph, Journal of the ACM 53 (2006) 361–378.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:06:14Z
date_published: 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:53:37Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1145/1147954.1147957
extern: 1
intvolume: ' 53'
issue: '3'
month: '05'
page: 361 - 378
publication: Journal of the ACM
publication_status: published
publisher: ACM
publist_id: '2147'
quality_controlled: 0
status: public
title: Interface surfaces for protein-protein complexes
type: journal_article
volume: 53
year: '2006'
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