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SUBMITTER: Kolesov G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1933242 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nucleic acids research 20070521 Web Server issue
KNOTS (http://knots.mit.edu) is a web server that detects knots in protein structures. Several protein structures have been reported to contain intricate knots. The physiological role of knots and their effect on folding and evolution is an area of active research. The user submits a PDB id or uploads a 3D protein structure in PDB or mmCIF format. The current implementation of the server uses the Alexander polynomial to detect knots. The results of the analysis that are presented to the user are ...[more]