SAMPLEX: Automatic mapping of perturbed and unperturbed regions of proteins and complexes

Background  

The activity of proteins within the cell is characterized by their motions, flexibility, interactions or even the particularly intriguing case of partially unfolded states. In the last two cases, a part of the protein is affected either by binding or unfolding and the detection of the respective perturbed and unperturbed region(s) is a fundamental part of the structural characterization of these states. This can be achieved by comparing experimental data of the same protein in two different states (bound/unbound, folded/unfolded). For instance, measurements of chemical shift perturbations (CSPs) from NMR ¹H-¹⁵N HSQC experiments gives an excellent opportunity to discriminate both moieties.     

Molecular origins of binding affinity: seeking the Archimedean point

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