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@ARTICLE{Hermans:837232,
author = {Hermans, Susanne M. A. and Pfleger, Christopher and
Nutschel, Christina and Hanke, Christian A. and Gohlke,
Holger},
title = {{R}igidity theory for biomolecules: concepts, software, and
applications},
journal = {Wiley interdisciplinary reviews / Computational Molecular
Science},
volume = {7},
number = {4},
issn = {1759-0876},
address = {Malden, MA},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-06207},
pages = {e1311},
year = {2017},
abstract = {The mechanical heterogeneity of biomolecular structures is
intimately linked to their diverse biological functions.
Applying rigidity theory to biomolecules identifies this
heterogeneous composition of flexible and rigid regions,
which can aid in the understanding of biomolecular stability
and long-ranged information transfer through biomolecules,
and yield valuable information for rational drug design and
protein engineering. We review fundamental concepts in
rigidity theory, ways to represent biomolecules as
constraint networks, and methodological and algorithmic
developments for analyzing such networks and linking the
results to biomolecular function. Software packages for
performing rigidity analyses on biomolecules in an
efficient, automated way are described, as are rigidity
analyses on biomolecules including the ribosome, viruses, or
transmembrane proteins. The analyses address questions of
allosteric mechanisms, mutation effects on
(thermo-)stability, protein (un-)folding, and
coarse-graining of biomolecules. We advocate that the
application of rigidity theory to biomolecules has matured
in such a way that it could be broadly applied as a
computational biophysical method to scrutinize biomolecular
function from a structure-based point of view and to
complement approaches focused on biomolecular dynamics. We
discuss possibilities to improve constraint network
representations and to perform large-scale and prospective
studies. WIREs Comput Mol Sci 2017, 7:e1311. doi:
10.1002/wcms.1311},
cin = {ICS-6 / JSC},
ddc = {004},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICS-6-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)JSC-20090406},
pnm = {551 - Functional Macromolecules and Complexes (POF3-551)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-551},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000403439500004},
doi = {10.1002/wcms.1311},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/837232},
}