Nucleic Acids Research Advance Access published online on June 26, 2008
Nucleic Acids Research, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn386
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A protein–DNA docking benchmark
Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Received February 6, 2008. Revised June 2, 2008. Accepted June 3, 2008.
We present a protein–DNA docking benchmark containing 47 unbound–unbound test cases of which 13 are classified as easy, 22 as intermediate and 12 as difficult cases. The latter shows considerable structural rearrangement upon complex formation. DNA-specific modifications such as flipped out bases and base modifications are included. The benchmark covers all major groups of DNA-binding proteins according to the classification of Luscombe et al., except for the zipper-type group. The variety in test cases make this non-redundant benchmark a useful tool for comparison and development of protein–DNA docking methods. The benchmark is freely available as download from the internet.