MPEx: a tool for exploring membrane proteins.
Hydropathy plot methods form a cornerstone of membrane protein research, especially in the early stages of biochemical and structural characterization. Membrane Protein Explorer (MPEx), described in this article, is a refined and versatile hydropathy-plot software tool for analyzing membrane protein sequences. MPEx is highly interactive and facilitates the characterization and identification of favorable protein transmembrane regions using experiment-based physical and biological hydrophobicity scales. Besides allowing the consequences of sequence mutations to be examined, it provides tools for aiding the design of membrane-active peptides. MPEx is freely available as a Java Web Start application from our web site at http://blanco.biomol.uci.edu/mpex.
Snider
Craig
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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Biomembrane Systems, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4560, USA.
Jayasinghe
Sajith
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Hristova
Kalina
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White
Stephen H
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D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012984:Software
D008565:Membrane Proteins