Robust probabilistic superposition and comparison of protein structures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Protein structure comparison is a central issue in structural bioinformatics. The standard dissimilarity measure for protein structures is the root mean square deviation (RMSD) of representative atom positions such as α-carbons. To e...

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Main Authors: Habeck Michael, Mechelke Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/11/363