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Homology Modeling

Homology modeling, also called comparative modeling, predicts the three-dimensional structure of a protein using an experimentally-solved structure of a homologous protein as a template. Introduced by Sali and Blundell in 1993, this method exploits the principle that homologous proteins share similar spatial structures despite differing in amino acid sequence.

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  1. Sali, A. & Blundell, T. L. (1993). Comparative protein modelling by satisfaction of spatial restraints. Journal of Molecular Biology, 234(3), 779-815. DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1993.1626
  2. Arnold, K., Bordoli, L., Kopp, J., & Schwede, T. (2006). The SWISS-MODEL workspace: a web-based environment for protein structure homology modelling. Bioinformatics, 22(2), 195-201. DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti770
  3. Fiser, A., Do, R. K., & Sali, A. (2000). ModellerX and SOAP protein structure modelling. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 25(12), 589-592. DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01691-6

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ScholarGateHomology Modeling (Homology-based Protein Structure Prediction). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/bioinformatics/homology-modeling