DOPE encyclopedia topics

DOPE - 3 reference results

Dope may refer to:

A dope, a person who is stupid
Discrete optimized protein energy, a method of assessing homology models in protein structure prediction
Dope (band), an industrial rock band based in New York

Edsel Dope, the lead singer of the band

Dopant, an impurity added to a substance to alter its properties
The Straight Dope, a newspaper column
Dopefish, a type of fish used as an in-joke in the Commander Keen universe and games made after
Cannabis, cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine, depending on region
Aircraft dope, a substance painted onto fabric-covered aircraft to tauten the skin
Dope Music, a Korean record label
Pipe dope, a slang term in plumbing
Peg dope, a chemical sealant applied to pipe threads to ensure a leakproof and pressure-tight seal
Dope (spinning) the liquid/gel material in fiber spinning, before it becomes a fiber
Dope (comic), by Sax Rohmer and Trina Robbins
Dope (film), the bootlegged version of Shot of Love, a 2003 film
DOPE (Tagger), Redondo Beach

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Discrete optimized protein energy

DOPE, or Discrete Optimized Protein Energy, is a statistical potential used to assess homology models in protein structure prediction. DOPE is based on an improved reference state that corresponds to noninteracting atoms in a homogeneous sphere with the radius dependent on a sample native structure; it thus accounts for the finite and spherical shape of the native structures. It is implemented in the popular homology modeling program MODELLER and used to assess the energy of the protein model generated through many iterations by MODELLER, which produces homology models by the satisfaction of spatial restraints. The models returning the minimum molpdfs can be chosen as best probable structures and can be further used for evaluating with the DOPE score. Like the current version of the MODELLER software, DOPE is implemented in Python and is run within the MODELLER environment. The DOPE method is generally used to assess the quality of a structure model as a whole. Alternatively, DOPE can also generate a residue-by-residue energy profile for the input model, making it possible for the user to spot the problematic region in the structure model.

References

M.-y. Shen and A. Sali. Statistical potential for assessment and prediction of protein structures. Protein Science 15, 2507-2524, 2006.
D. Eramian, M.-y. Shen, D. Devos, F. Melo, A. Sali, and M.A. Marti-Renom. A composite score for predicting errors in protein structure models. Protein Science 15, 1653-1666, 2006.
M.A. Marti-Renom, A. Stuart, A. Fiser, R. Sánchez, F. Melo, A. Sali. Comparative protein structure modeling of genes and genomes. Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 29, 291-325, 2000.
A. Sali & T.L. Blundell. Comparative protein modelling by satisfaction of spatial restraints. J. Mol. Biol. 234, 779-815, 1993.
A. Fiser, R.K. Do, & A. Sali. Modeling of loops in protein structures, Protein Science 9. 1753-1773, 2000.