title: Numerical criteria for the evaluation of ab initio predictions of protein structure.
abstract: As part of the CASP2 protein structure prediction experiment, a set of numerical criteria were defined for the evaluation of "ab initio" predictions. The evaluation package comprises a series of electronic submission formats, a submission validator, evaluation software, and a series of scripts to summarize the results for the CASP2 meeting and for presentation via the World Wide Web (WWW). The evaluation package is accessible for use on new predictions via WWW so that results can be compared to those submitted to CASP2. With further input from the community, the evaluation criteria are expected to evolve into a comprehensive set of measures capturing the overall quality of a prediction as well as critical detail essential for further development of prediction methods. We discuss present measures, limitations of the current criteria, and possible improvements.
authors.affiliation: Biology and Biotechnology Research Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zemla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venclovas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fidelis
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hubbard
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins