GPI anchors are a unique class of complex glycolipids that anchor multiple proteins to the plasma membrane and are involved in a variety of cellular functions. GPI anchor structural modeling is essential for interpreting diverse experimental data, investigating various aspects of the relationship between GPI anchor structure and function, etc. CD BioGlyco provides an accurate glycoinformatics-assisted GPI anchor structure modeling service to help analyze the microscopic heterogeneity and conformational flexibility of GPI. We have extensive hands-on experience in Structure Modeling and provide reliable modeling results.
Our experts with extensive experience in Analysis and Prediction customize experimental protocols for client-specific research purposes. Our services include the following components.
We use advanced analytical techniques, such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), to inspect the GPI structure and provide data support for structure modeling.
We use advanced algorithms for GPI anchor structure modeling, including structure data collection, structure modeling, and model optimization. By utilizing structural biology techniques and complex computational algorithms to construct GPI anchor structure models, such as coarse-grained models, we gain a comprehensive understanding of the GPI anchor structure and provide valuable information for understanding the role of GPI in protein transport and other functions.
This technique is a useful complementary technique that reveals dynamics and structure at atomic resolution. Our team is highly specialized in performing molecular dynamics simulations and systematic studies to evaluate the structural properties of GPI anchors.
Technology: Coarse-grained modeling
Journal: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
IF: 6.006
Published: 2020
Results: In this study, a complete coarse-grained model of GPI and GPI-anchored green fluorescent protein (GFP-GPI) was constructed. The researchers optimized the model by adjusting the second virial coefficients for the osmotic pressures of trehalose, sucrose, and glucose solutions and by calculating the free energy of partitioning sugar between the nonpolar and polar phases. The model was shown to be useful for simulating membranes in aqueous environments. This study provides guidance for studying GPI-anchored proteins in membrane environments and for studying protein sorting and transport in membrane models using a coarse-grained GPI model. Also, this paper guides modeling GPI anchor structures.
Fig.1 Two structural models of GFP-GPI. (Banerjee, et al., 2020)
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