Title :
Functional Site Analysis in Proteins of G Protein Signaling Pathways Using Fuzzy Evolutionary Trace Method
Author :
Fan, Zhang ; Zhicheng, Liu ; Xia, Li ; Zhiwen, Gao ; Xuan, Su
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioinformatics, Capital Univ. of Medical Sci.
Abstract :
GPCRs are physiologically significant receptors linked to numerous diseases including cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and cancer. Inhibiting the interaction between a GPCR and its G-protein blocks the ability of the receptor to initiate a signal in a cell. G protein active sites control nearly all G protein functions and determine the interactions upon which G protein signaling pathways are built. Characterization of the active sites in G protein or GPCRs would therefore lead to new methods of controlling G proteins and ultimately controlling cells. This paper use fuzzy evolutionary trace method to analyze the binding sites of G protein and finally give an example
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; molecular biophysics; molecular configurations; proteins; G protein active sites; G protein functions; G protein signaling; G protein signaling pathways; GPCR receptors; functional site analysis; fuzzy evolutionary trace method; Amino acids; Bioinformatics; Cardiovascular diseases; Displays; Economic indicators; Lipidomics; Proteins; Sequences; Signal analysis; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615537