Scoring functions in protein folding and design

We present an analysis of the assumptions behind some of the most commonly used methods for evaluating the goodness of the fit between a sequence and a structure. Our studies on a lattice model show that methods based on statistical considerations are easy to use and can capture some of the features of protein‐like sequences and their corresponding native states, but unfortunately are incapable of recognizing, with certainty, the native‐like conformation of a sequence among a set of decoys. Meanwhile, an optimization method, entailing the determination of the parameters of an effective free energy of interaction, is much more reliable in recognizing the native state of a sequence. However, the statistical method is shown to perform quite well in tests of protein design.

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