title: Modeling GPCRs.
abstract: Many GPCR models have been built over the years for many different purposes, of which drug-design undoubtedly has been the most frequent one. The release of the structure of bovine rhodopsin in August 2000 enabled us to analyze models built before that period to learn things for the models we build today. We conclude that the GPCR modeling field is riddled with "common knowledge". Several characteristics of the bovine rhodopsin structure came as a big surprise, and had obviously not been predicted, which led to large errors in the models. Some of these surprises, however, could have been predicted if the modelers had more rigidly stuck to the rule that holds for all models, namely that a model should explain all experimental facts, and not just those facts that agree with the modeler's preconceptions.
authors: CMBI NCMLS, UMC, Geert Grooteplein 28, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: A C M
authors: AC
authors: Paiva
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Oliveira
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Horn
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Bywater
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Vriend
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled