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 I-sites is a library of folding initiation site motif, which are sequence motifs that correlate with particular local structures such as beta hairpins and helix caps. I-sites can be used to predict local structure, or to predict which parts of a protein are likely to fold early, initiating folding.

For more, see reference [1] and link [1].

I-sites clusters by motif

  1. Glycine-rich alpha-N-cap

  2. Glycine alpha-C-cap (Schellman) Type 1

  3. Glycine alpha-C-cap (Schellman) Type 3

  4. Diverging Type-II beta-turn, A

  5. Amphipathic alpha helix

  6. Serine alpha N-cap (N-capping box), type 1

  7. Glycine alpha C-cap, Type 2

  8. Proline alpha C-cap

  9. Alpha-alpha corner, type 1

  10. Serine alpha N-cap, type 2

  11. DP alpha N-cap

  12. Alpha corner, type 2

  13. PG kink

  14. Type-I beta hairpin

  15. Frayed alpha helix, type 1

  16. Polar alpha helix

  17. Amphipathic beta strand

  18. Non-polar beta strand

  19. DG beta hairpin

  20. Serine beta hairpin

  21. Non-polar alpha helix

  22. Non-polar turn

  23. Frayed alpha helix, type 2

  24. Alpha loop, type 1

  25. W loop

  26. Frayed non-polar helix

  27. Diverging type-II turn, B

  28. Diverging type-II turn, C

  29. Alpha loop, type 2

  30. Frayed alpha helix, type 3

  31. Miscellaneous motifs

[References]
  1. Bystroff, C. & Baker, D., Prediction of local structure in proteins using a library of sequence-structure motifs. J Mol Biol 281, 565-77 (1998).
  2. de Brevern A.G., Etchebest C. and Hazout S., Bayesian probabilistic approach for prediction backbone structures in terms of protein blocks, Proteins, 41, 271-287 (2000).
  3. W. Kabsh and C. Sander , Dictionary of protein secondary structure: pattern recognition of hydrogen-bonded and geometrical features. Biopolymers 22, 2577-2637 (1983).

[Links]
  1. I-sites Home: http://www.bioinfo.rpi.edu/applications/i-sites
  2. Protein Blocks Expert Home: http://bioinformatics.univ-reunion.fr/PBE
  3. MSD-EBI (for the DSSP code of proteins in the PDB): http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd