xPyder: a PyMOL plugin to analyze coupled residues and their networks in protein structures

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  • Marco Pasi
  • Matteo Tiberti
  • Alberto Arrigoni
  • Elena Papaleo
A versatile method to directly identify and analyze short- or long-range coupled or communicating residues in a protein conformational ensemble is of extreme relevance to achieve a complete understanding of protein dynamics and structural communication routes. Here, we present xPyder, an interface between one of the most employed molecular graphics systems, PyMOL, and the analysis of dynamical cross-correlation matrices (DCCM). The approach can also be extended, in principle, to matrices including other indexes of communication propensity or intensity between protein residues, as well as the persistence of intra- or intermolecular interactions, such as those underlying protein dynamics. The xPyder plugin for PyMOL 1.4 and 1.5 is offered as Open Source software via the GPL v2 license, and it can be found, along with the installation package, the user guide, and examples, at http://linux.btbs.unimib.it/xpyder/.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Volume52
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)1865-1874
Number of pages10
ISSN1549-9596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Proteins, User-Computer Interface

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