arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv周末暂无论文更新,休息一下吧,周末愉快~~
arXiv 1306.1372q-bio.BM
收藏

蛋白质折叠问题真的是NP完全问题吗?首批调查

Is protein folding problem really a NP-complete one ? First investigations

Jacques M. Bahi, Wojciech Bienia, Nathalie Côté, Christophe Guyeux

摘要:

确定蛋白质的三维构象是了解其功能或与其他分子相互作用的必要条件。人们普遍承认,当蛋白质从其初级线性结构折叠到其最终的3D构象时,它们倾向于选择使其自由能最小化的构象。为了找到已知氨基酸序列的蛋白质的3D构象,生物信息学家使用各种不同分辨率的模型和人工智能工具,因为蛋白质折叠预测问题是NP完全问题。更准确地说,使用低分辨率模型(2D HP正方形和3D HP立方体),通过找到最小化自由能的构象来确定蛋白质的骨架结构,是难以精确的。NP完全性的证明和二维预测都认为可接受的构象必须满足自避免行走(SAW)要求,因为两个不同的氨基酸不能占据晶格中的相同位置。本文表明,证明NP完备性时考虑的SAW要求与各种预测程序中使用的SAW要求不同,并且它们与真实的生物学要求不同。事实上,NP完备性的证明和计算机模拟的预测考虑了在实践中不可能的构象。在这项研究工作中,这一事实的后果进行了调查。

英文摘要:

To determine the 3D conformation of proteins is a necessity to understand their functions or interactions with other molecules. It is commonly admitted that, when proteins fold from their primary linear structures to their final 3D conformations, they tend to choose the ones that minimize their free energy. To find the 3D conformation of a protein knowing its amino acid sequence, bioinformaticians use various models of different resolutions and artificial intelligence tools, as the protein folding prediction problem is a NP complete one. More precisely, to determine the backbone structure of the protein using the low resolution models (2D HP square and 3D HP cubic), by finding the conformation that minimize free energy, is intractable exactly. Both the proof of NP-completeness and the 2D prediction consider that acceptable conformations have to satisfy a self-avoiding walk (SAW) requirement, as two different amino acids cannot occupy a same position in the lattice. It is shown in this document that the SAW requirement considered when proving NP-completeness is different from the SAW requirement used in various prediction programs, and that they are different from the real biological requirement. Indeed, the proof of NP completeness and the predictions in silico consider conformations that are not possible in practice. Consequences of this fact are investigated in this research work.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑