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20 Mar, 2008

[NEWS FOCUS] STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY: Researchers Hone Their Homology Tools

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How well do homology models, which use solved structures as templates for computer models of the three-dimensional shapes of closely related proteins, work? Not well enough, according to members of a review panel that issued a mixed report card on the Protein Structure Initiative in December.

Author: Robert F. Service

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