2-D Structure Prediction

This is collection of freely accessible web tools for the prediction of various structural features of proteins based on the protein sequence.

The reliability of various 2-D structure prediction can benefits from the use of several methods based on different concepts, different physicochemical parameters, or different implementations. As in other areas of bioinformatics, the use of a single predictor is not satisfactory to achieve predictions good enough to interpret the structural organization of a protein.

Prediction Platforms

open in new windowBioinformatics Toolkit
This toolkit is a collection of a wide range of tools and links for sequence analysis, function, and structure prediction. This resource offers convenient web interfaces for many freely available tools.
open in new windowDistill A suite of public servers for the prediction of structural features of proteins by recursive neural networks and remote homology information. The predictions include secondary structure, backbone structural motifs, relative solvent accessibility, coarse contact maps and coarse protein structures.
open in new windowGeneSilico
This is a gateway to various methods for protein structure prediction. Including domains identification, secondary structure, transmembrane and disorder prediction.
open in new windowMobyle Platform that integrates variety of tools for protein sequence and structure analysis and prediction. Mobyle includes tools for secondary structure prediction , disorder prediction , membrane proteins topology and more.
open in new windowPredictProtein
Platform that integrates variety of tools for protein sequence analysis and the prediction of protein structure and function.
open in new windowProteinArchitect Integration of several algorithms for domains, disorder, transmembrane prediction and multiple sequence alignment. The server focused on visual approach for protein comparison of different protein features above the sequence level.
open in new windowProteinCCD Crystallographic Construct Design. ProteinCCD functions as a meta-server, concerning secondary structure, disorder, coiled coils, transmembrane segments, domains and domain linkers. The required input is the DNA and not the protein sequence, as such the software can automatically design the oligonucleotides needed for PCR amplification of the constructs.
open in new windowPROTEUS Platform that integrates several algorithms for signal peptide identification, transmembrane helix prediction, transmembrane β-strand prediction, secondary structure prediction and homology modeling.
open in new windowSCRATCH
Platform that integrates variety of tools for protein sequence analysis and the prediction of protein structure. The predictions include solvent accessibility, secondary structure, contact map, domain, disorder and disulfide bonds
open in new windowTarO TarO offers a single point of reference for key bioinformatics analyses relevant to selecting proteins or domains for study by structural biology techniques, including crystallisation propensity, disorder, domains and phosphorylation sites predictions
open in new windowTRAMPLE
Platform that integrates several algorithms for secondary structure, transmembrane helices, strands, and signal peptides prediction.
 

Protein Disorder Prediction

open in new windowDisEMBL  
DISOPRED!
open in new windowDISpro (SCRATCH)  
open in new windowDisProt (VL2/VL3)  
open in new windowDisProt (VSL2)  
open in new windowDRIPPRED  
open in new windowDPROT  
open in new windowFoldIndex  
FoldUnfold  
open in new windowGlobPlot  
IUPp Blender Consensus prediction based on several predictors ( open in new windowFoldIndex, open in new windowIUPred, open in new windowDRIPPRED, open in new windowCCD)
open in new windowIUPred  
iPDA  
open in new windowMeDor Metaserver (DisEMBL, open in new windowDisProt, open in new windowIUPred, open in new windowPreLink, open in new windowGlobPlot, open in new windowFoldIndex, open in new windowRONN, FoldUnfold and secondary structure prediction)
open in new windowmetaPrDOS Consensus prediction based on several predictors (open in new windowPrDOS, open in new windowDISOPRED, open in new windowDisEMBL, open in new windowDisProt , open in new windowDISpro, open in new windowIUpred, POODLE)
NORSp  
open in new windowpepcoil (Mobyle)  
open in new windowPONDR  
POODLE  
open in new windowPrDOS
open in new windowPreDisorder  
open in new windowPreLink
open in new windowRONN  
Spritz
Top-IDP  

Domain Prediction

open in new windowConserved Domains Domain search by sequence homology
DOMAC Hybrid approach uses the template-based method to predict domains for proteins having homologous template structures and the ab initio method based on DOMpro for de novo proteins
open in new windowDomPred Fold-recognition based method for domain prediction
open in new windowDOMpro Domains prediction using neural networks from MSAs and predicted secondary structure information
open in new windowGlobPlot Domain prediction by delineating predicted disordered, non-globularregions from the globular ones based on amino acid preferences
open in new windowInterProScan Domain search by sequence homology
Meta-DP Consensus prediction based on several predictors (DOMpro, InterProScan, GlobPlot and more)
open in new windowPURE Multi-step protocol for prediction of unassigned regions
Shandy Ab initio and homology based prediction of protein domains by recursive neural networks

Secondary Structure Prediction

open in new windowCDM  
open in new windowJPRED
Consensus prediction based on various methods
open in new windowPCI-SS  
Porter (Distill)  
open in new windowPraline
Multiple sequence alignment program that include secondary structure prediction
open in new windowpredator (Mobyle)  
open in new windowPreSSAPro  
PROFsec  
open in new windowPSA
open in new windowPSIPRED  
open in new windowSSpro (SCRATCH)  
   

Coiled-Coil Prediction

open in new windowCCHMMPROF  
open in new windowCOILS  
open in new windowCOILS  
open in new windowMulticoil Distinguish between dimeric and trimeric coiled coils
open in new windowPaircoil2  
   

Local Structure Prediction

open in new windowBETTY β-Sheet type (antiparallel and parallel strands) prediction
open in new windowBhairPred
Prediction of β-hairpins in proteins.
open in new windowCOUDES prediction of beta-turns and their type
open in new windowLOCUSTRA  
Porter+ (Distill)  
open in new windowPREDICT-2ND  

Cysteines Disulfide Bonding Prediction

open in new windowDiANNA  
DISULFIND  
open in new windowDIpro (SCRATCH)  
GDAP  
open in new windowMetalDetector  
PreCys  
   

Contact Map Prediction

open in new windowCMAPpro (SCRATCH)   
NNcon  
SPINE-2D  
SVMcon  
XXStout (Distill)  
   

Metal Binding Site Prediction

open in new windowMetalDetector  
   

Membrane Protein and Signal Peptide Prediction

Helical Integral Membrane Proteins

(Helical transmembrane proteins found in all membranes except in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria)

ConPred
Consensus topology prediction based on various methods. Includes signal peptides prediction.
open in new windowDAS-TMfilter
Prediction of putative transmembrane helices
open in new windowHMMTOP
Topology prediction
Localizome
Topology prediction
open in new windowMemBrain Topology prediction. Includes signal peptides prediction. Improved helix ends predidction
open in new windowMEMSAT3
Topology prediction
open in new windowMEMSAT-SVM Topology prediction. Includes signal peptides and re-entrant helix prediction.
open in new windowMetaTM Consensus topology prediction
open in new windowMINNOU
Prediction of putative transmembrane helices
orienTM
Topology prediction
open in new windowPHDhtm
Topology prediction
open in new windowPhobius
Combined topology and signal peptide prediction.
open in new windowPhilius Combined topology and signal peptide prediction.
PONGO
Topology prediction. Includes signal peptides prediction
open in new windowSOSUI
Prediction of putative transmembrane helices
open in new windowSPLIT4
Prediction of putative transmembrane helices
open in new windowSVMtm
Prediction of putative transmembrane helices
TMhit Transmembrane helix-helix interaction prediction based on residue contacts
open in new windowTMHMM
Topology prediction
open in new windowTMpred
Topology prediction
open in new windowTOPCONS Consensus topology prediction
TopPred
Topology prediction
TUPS
Topology prediction. Includes signal peptides prediction

β-Barrel Integral Membrane Proteins

(β-Barrel transmembrane proteins found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts)

open in new windowBOMP
Prediction of putative transmembrane barrels.
open in new windowHHomp Prediction of putative transmembrane barrels.
open in new windowPRED-TMBB
Topology prediction.
PROFtmb
Topology prediction.
TMB-Hunt
Prediction of putative transmembrane barrels
TMBETA-NET
Prediction of putative transmembrane barrels
open in new windowTMBETAPRED-RBF Topology prediction.
open in new windowTMBpro Topology and 3-D structure prediction
open in new windowtransFold
Topology prediction

Signal Peptides

Most prediction methods are prone to predict N-terminal signal peptides as transmembrane helix. Some of the above predictors include signal peptide prediction. Here is a list of independent N-terminal signal peptide predictors.

open in new windowPRED-SIGNAL prediction of signal peptides in archaea
open in new windowRED-LIPO Prediction of lipoprotein and secretory signal peptides in Gram-positive bacteria
open in new windowLipoP Prediction of lipoproteins and signal peptides in Gram negative bacteria
open in new windowSignalP
open in new windowSignal-3L  
open in new windowSIG-Pred  
open in new windowSOSUIsignal