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xiiContents5.5.4 Combination of Information on Sequenceand Disorder: Phosphorylation Sitesand CaM Binding Motifs ...................................................... 1315.5.5 Flavours of Disorder ............................................................. 1315.6 Limitations of IDP <strong>Function</strong> Prediction ............................................ 1325.6.1 Rapid Evolution of IDPs ....................................................... 1325.6.2 Sequence Independence of <strong>Function</strong>and Fuzziness ........................................................................ 1335.6.3 Good News: Conservation and Disorder .............................. 1345.7 Conclusions ....................................................................................... 135Section II <strong>From</strong> <strong>Structure</strong>s <strong>to</strong> <strong>Function</strong>s6 <strong>Function</strong> Diversity Within Folds and Superfamilies ............................. 143Benoit H. Dessailly and Christine A. Orengo6.1 Defining <strong>Function</strong> ............................................................................. 1436.2 <strong>From</strong> Fold <strong>to</strong> <strong>Function</strong> ...................................................................... 1456.2.1 Definition of a Fold ............................................................... 1456.2.2 Prediction of <strong>Function</strong> Using FoldRelationships ......................................................................... 1486.3 <strong>Function</strong> Diversity Between Homologous <strong>Protein</strong>s .......................... 1516.3.1 Definitions ............................................................................. 1516.3.2 Evolution of <strong>Protein</strong> Superfamilies ....................................... 1526.3.3 <strong>Function</strong> Divergence During <strong>Protein</strong> Evolution ................... 1546.4 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 1627 Predicting <strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Function</strong> from Surface Properties .......................... 167Nicholas J. Burgoyne and Richard M. Jackson7.1 Surface Descriptions ......................................................................... 1677.1.1 The van der Waals Surface .................................................... 1677.1.2 Molecular Surface (Solvent Excluded Surface) .................... 1687.1.3 The Solvent Accessible Surface ............................................ 1687.2 Surface Properties ............................................................................. 1697.2.1 Hydrophobicity ..................................................................... 1697.2.2 Electrostatics Properties ........................................................ 1707.2.3 Surface Conservation ............................................................ 1717.3 <strong>Function</strong> Predictions Using Surface Properties ................................ 1717.3.1 Hydrophobic Surface ............................................................ 1727.3.2 Electrostatic Surface ............................................................. 1727.3.3 Surface Conservation ............................................................ 1737.3.4 Combining Surface Propertiesfor <strong>Function</strong> Prediction ......................................................... 1747.4 <strong>Protein</strong>-Ligand Interactions .............................................................. 1747.4.1 Properties of <strong>Protein</strong>-Ligand Interactions ............................. 174

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