Even as structural genomics provides a solid foundation
for the future of structural biology research, its
limitations leave much exciting work to be done.
Improvements in sequence analysis100 and comparative
modelling will yield disproportionate enhancements in
the number and quality of modelled structures.
Likewise, building from the repertoire of known structures,
computational methods using limited experimental
data101–103 and ab initio approaches104 should
help to fill in knowledge of domains beyond the
resources of fully experimental approaches. The technology
developed for structural genomics is also
expected to provide a watershed for studies of those
macromolecules not suited for high-throughput studies,
by providing the means to rapidly explore several
expression constructs and screen through many purification
and crystallization protocols. It will also allow
for parallel studies of homologues, such as all human
kinases, to understand their specificity. In addition,
structural genomics will provide a platform for detailed
studies on molecular dynamics and interactions105, and
for the elucidation of large macromolecular complexes
by X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy106. In
this way, even as structural genomics brings our knowledge
of protein-domain structures near to completion,
it is a prelude to a still richer knowledge of molecular
structure and function.
Even as structural genomics provides a solid foundation
for the future of structural biology research, its
limitations leave much exciting work to be done.
Improvements in sequence analysis100 and comparative
modelling will yield disproportionate enhancements in
the number and quality of modelled structures.
Likewise, building from the repertoire of known structures,
computational methods using limited experimental
data101–103 and ab initio approaches104 should
help to fill in knowledge of domains beyond the
resources of fully experimental approaches. The technology
developed for structural genomics is also
expected to provide a watershed for studies of those
macromolecules not suited for high-throughput studies,
by providing the means to rapidly explore several
expression constructs and screen through many purification
and crystallization protocols. It will also allow
for parallel studies of homologues, such as all human
kinases, to understand their specificity. In addition,
structural genomics will provide a platform for detailed
studies on molecular dynamics and interactions105, and
for the elucidation of large macromolecular complexes
by X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy106. In
this way, even as structural genomics brings our knowledge
of protein-domain structures near to completion,
it is a prelude to a still richer knowledge of molecular
structure and function.
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