.. BioMetAll: Identifying metal-binding sites in proteins from backbone preorganization
https://github.com/insilichem/biometall
Copyright 2020 José-Emilio Sánchez-Aparicio, Laura Tiessler-Sala,
Lorea Velasco-Carneros, Lorena Roldán-Martín, Giuseppe Sciortino,
Jean-Didier Maréchal
BioMetAll
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BioMetAll is a command line application to allow the identification of metal-binding
sites in proteins from backbone preorganization.
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Features
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**Different options to customize the search:**
- sites with a minimum of coordinating amino acids
- sites with a custom combination of coordinating amino acids
- taking into account coordinations with backbone oxygen atoms (or only with the side chains)
- scanning the whole protein or only a region of interest
**Search for a structural motif and propose mutations:**
- scan the structure to search a specific motif (e.g. HIS,HIS,ASP/GLU)
- propose mutations to complete the motif (e.g. having a HIS,HIS motif, search for mutations to complete with either a GLU or an ASP)
**Possible applications**
- screening of a pool of .pdb structures
- identification of conformational changes that alter the formation of metal-binding sites
- metalloenzyme design
A more complete overview of the capabilities of the program, illustrated with several case studies, is
available in our `ChemRxiv preprint <https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12668651.v1>`_.
Documentation and support
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Documentation is available at `this link <https://biometall.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_.
Installation instructions are available at `this webpage <https://biometall.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html>`_.
If you need help with BioMetAll, please use the `issues page <https://github.com/insilichem/biometall/issues>`_ of this GitHub repository. You can drop me a message at `joseemilio.sanchez@uab.cat <mailto:joseemilio.sanchez@uab.cat>`_ too.
License
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BioMetAll is an open-source software licensed under the BSD-3 Clause License. Check the details in the `LICENSE <https://github.com/insilichem/biometall/blob/master/LICENSE>`_ file.
History of versions
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- **v1.0:** Release version used in the preparation of the JCIM article.
- **v0.2:** New *backbone_clashes* and *sidechain_clashes* parameters, which allow to customize the filtering of probes with clashes.
- **v0.1:** Release version used in the preparation of the ChemRxiv preprint.
OS Compatibility
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BioMetAll is compatible with Linux, macOS and Windows.
If you find some dificulties when installing it in a concrete distribution, please use the `issues page <https://github.com/insilichem/biometall/issues>`_ to report them.
How to cite this software
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Sánchez-Aparicio, J.-E.; Tiessler-Sala, L.; Velasco-Carneros, L.; Roldán-Martín, L.; Sciortino, G.; Maréchal, J.-D.. Biometall: Identifying Metal-binding Sites in Proteins from Backbone Preorganization, *J. Chem. Inf. Model.*, **2020**, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00827.
Acknowledgements
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