Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

The 3D mutational constraint on amino acid sites in the human proteome

  • Bian Li,
  • Dan M. Roden,
  • John A. Capra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30936-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Here, Li et al. integrate population genetic and protein structural perspectives to map the landscape of 3D constraint on 80% of human proteins. They show that 3D mutational constraint is pervasive and strongly associated with functional relevance.