title: Mespeus--a database of metal interactions with proteins.
abstract: Modeling and analogy are commonly used to identify the part that a metal may play in the structure or function of a new protein which has been recognized by structural genomics. Mespeus ( http://mespeus.bch.ed.ac.uk/MESPEUS_10/) lists metal protein interactions whose geometry has been experimentally determined and allows them to be visualized. This can contribute to the modeling process. The use of Mespeus is described with a series of examples.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Marjorie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Kun-Yi
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Hsin
mesh_terms: D030562:Databases, Protein; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D064878:Web Browser
chemical_list: D008667:Metalloproteins; D008670:Metals; D011506:Proteins