Protein Structure Modeling

Known protein sequences outnumber known protein structures by more than two orders of magnitude. Given this huge sequence-structure gap, most protein structures need to be predicted by computational methods rather than determined by experimental techniques. This chapter outlines various protein structure modeling approaches and associated resources.

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