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Proteopedia: A Breakthrough in Biomolecular Structure Communication. Eric Martz UMass MCB Colloquium October 27, 2008. Eran Hodis, Jaime Prilusky, Eric Martz, Joel Sussman. A Tool to Make 3D Structural Data More Comprehensible. Proteopedia. Slide adapted from Eran Hodis.
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Proteopedia: A Breakthrough in Biomolecular Structure Communication Eric Martz UMass MCB Colloquium October 27, 2008
Eran Hodis, Jaime Prilusky, Eric Martz, Joel Sussman A Tool to Make 3D Structural Data More Comprehensible Proteopedia Slide adapted from Eran Hodis
It’s hard to believe, but… 3D structures are often times hard to understand -- even for a structural biologist! Slide by Eran Hodis
1 2 3 4 5 6 Slide by Sussman & Hodis
Levinthal and the Kluge 1965, MIT Slide by Eran Hodis
Structural biology everywhere • 10 Nobel prizes since 1st protein structure solved • Covers on Nature, Science, Cell, … Slide by Eran Hodis
But, structural biology still suffers from a communication problem • Often communicating 3D in 2D. • 3D is not accessible enough to non-structural biologists who don’t have experience with molecular visualization programs. • Structural Biology needs to make a special effort to develop tools for communication and accessibility, specifically: better tools to integrate 3D structure with functional information. Slide by Eran Hodis
GOAL: to make structural information instantly accessible to a broad scientific audience 3 Key Elements: • Present 3D information in an intuitive manner. • A web browser is all you need. • Content can be added by anyone, easily, without need to install or purchase a program. Slide by Eran Hodis
Example: Lactose Repressor Wikipedia Proteopedia Both supported by Mediawiki software
Proteopedia makesstructural information more understandable & accessible: 3 Key Elements: • Present 3D information in an intuitive manner. • A web browser is all you need. • Content can be added by anyone, easily, without need to install or purchase a program. Slide by Eran Hodis
PDB entry pages (seeded pages) vsprotein or protein class pages (topic pages) Dr. Jaime Prilusky Slide by Eran Hodis
How easy is it to add a molecular scene? (green link) Tamiflu-resistant influenza neuraminidase N1 (3CKZ)
Proteopedia makesstructural information more understandable & accessible: 3 Key Elements: • Present 3D information in an intuitive manner. • A web browser is all you need. • Content can be added by anyone, easily, without need to install or purchase a program. Slide by Eran Hodis
What can Proteopedia do for me? • A structure-function reference resource. • Tutorials to project in lectures and/or assign. • Journal clubs & student projects. • Supplementary materials for journal articles. • Research Group pages. Examples of each are linked to Proteopedia’s Main Page.
Proteopedia differs from Wikipedia: Has Jmol(also Kinemages). Green links connect text to molecular scenes. Molecular Scene Authoring Tools.
Proteopedia differs from Wikipedia: Authors’ real full names are shown on every page. Protected pages: editable only by the original author. Hidden pages to go public on publication date.
A wiki for the scientific community Names of contributors are listed on each page to give credit & add accountability Slide by Eran Hodis
Proteopedia http://www.proteopedia.org • Built on Open Source tools: • MediaWiki • Jmol • Content is free under GNU Free Documentation License (same as Wikipedia). • Content can be added by anyone, easily, linking text to interactive 3D.
Proteopedia is already in use & evolving with feedback(over 200 registered users). How are people using it?
In Journal Club: 2rd0 Fig. 2 from The structure of a human p110alpha/p85alpha complex elucidates the effects of oncogenic PI3Kalpha mutations, Huang et al. Science. 318:1744-8, 2007.
Student Projects Prof. Karl Oberholser Messiah College, PA Undergrad. Student: • Emily ForscherPhotosystem II
Supplementary material Crystal structure of the Agrobacterium virulence complex VirE1-VirE2 reveals a flexible protein that can accommodate different partners. Orly Dym et al. PNAS August 12, 2008 vol. 105 no. 32 11170-11175
Proteopedia linked to from PSI-Nature Knowledge Base Slide by Eran Hodis
In Preparation • Biological molecule vs asymmetric unit • Color by evolutionary conservation Adapted from Eran Hodis
You’re invited! Proteopedia can help you with • Effective & intuitive communication of structural information • Interactive 3D supplements for journal publications • Engaging structural tutorials & lectures Without you,Proteopedia is just a tool Adapted from Eran Hodis
The Proteopedia Team Jaime Prilusky Eran Hodis Joel Sussman Eric Martz Thanks also to John Moult and Israel Silman
www.proteopedia.org Thank you Proteopedia - a scientific 'wiki' bridging the rift between 3D structure and function of biomacromolecules Eran Hodis, Jaime Prilusky, Eric Martz, Israel Silman, John Moult and Joel L. Sussman Genome Biology, August 2008