Bluues server: electrostatic properties of wild-type and mutated protein structures

Bioinformatics. 2012 Aug 15;28(16):2189-90. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bts343. Epub 2012 Jun 17.

Abstract

Motivation: Electrostatic calculations are an important tool for deciphering many functional mechanisms in proteins. Generalized Born (GB) models offer a fast and convenient computational approximation over other implicit solvent-based electrostatic models. Here we present a novel GB-based web server, using the program Bluues, to calculate numerous electrostatic features including pKa-values and surface potentials. The output is organized allowing both experts and beginners to rapidly sift the data. A novel feature of the Bluues server is that it explicitly allows to find electrostatic differences between wild-type and mutant structures.

Availability: The Bluues server, examples and extensive help files are available for non-commercial use at URL: http://protein.bio.unipd.it/bluues/.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Internet*
  • Kinetics
  • Mutant Proteins / chemistry*
  • Point Mutation
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Software*
  • Static Electricity

Substances

  • Mutant Proteins
  • Proteins