Structure predictions of membrane proteins are not that bad.
A simple generalization of the well-known hydrophobicity analysis is sufficient to predict membrane-spanning amphiphilic alpha-helices and beta-strands. The use of this method is illustrated for bacteriorhodopsin, OmpA protein and the photosynthetic reaction centre.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie, Tübingen, FRG.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008722:Methods; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins