title: An algorithm for smoothly tessellating beta-sheet structures in proteins.
abstract: An algorithm is presented for tiling the surface of beta-sheet structures, smoothed both along the strands and perpendicular to them. The algorithm is intended for creating graphical representations of beta structure within the three-dimensional context of proteins. This article presents sufficient detail to allow a programmer with some knowledge of protein structure to implement the tiling algorithm. Several examples of its use are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins