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Exploring the molecular architecture of proteins: Method developments in structure prediction and design

Author

Archana G. Chavan, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

2014

Document Type

Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Department

Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences

First Advisor

Jerry Tsai

First Committee Member

Andy LiWang

Second Committee Member

Patricia LiWang

Third Committee Member

Michael McCallum

Fourth Committee Member

Jerry Tsai

Fifth Committee Member

Liang Xue

Abstract

Proteins are molecular machines of life in the truest sense. Being the expressors of genotype, proteins have been a focus in structural biology. Since the first characterization and structure determination of protein molecule more than half a century ago1, our understanding of protein structure is improving only incrementally. While computational analysis and experimental techniques have helped scientist view the structural features of proteins, our concepts about protein folding remain at the level of simple hydrophobic interactions packing side-chain at the core of the protein. Furthermore, because the rate of genome sequencing is far more rapid than protein structure characterization, much more needs to be achieved in the field of structural biology. As a step in this direction, my dissertation research uses computational analysis and experimental techniques to elucidate the fine structural features of the tertiary packing in proteins. With these set of studies, the knowledge of the field of structural biology extends to the fine details of higher order protein structure.

Pages

324

ISBN

9781303677885

Recommended Citation

Chavan, Archana G.. (2014). Exploring the molecular architecture of proteins: Method developments in structure prediction and design. University of the Pacific, Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/135

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