Thank you all for your valuable suggestions.

On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 2:13 PM Robbie Joosten <robbie_joos...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree with Randy about the secondary structure things. The main use of
> HSSP in my hand is having ready-made multiple sequence alignments that
> allow you to quickly check the distribution of residues at a specific
> position: this glycine is 100% conserved in 1337 sequences, I guess it is
> rather important.
>
> Anyway, HSSP is indeed offline but I have the last version of the databank
> for anyone who wants it (mail me off-list).  A problem with HSSP was that
> it was rather maintenance-heavy for the number of users. If it becomes
> obvious that there is strong demand for it, may reappear.
>
> Cheers,
> Robbie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Randy
> > John Read
> > Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 10:26
> > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] re- HSSP Database
> >
> > Maybe someone else will have a different opinion, but I suspect that the
> very
> > best method to predict secondary structure at the moment is to predict
> the
> > tertiary structure using AlphaFold or another machine-learning structure
> > prediction method, and then observe the secondary structure in the
> predicted
> > structure. These machine-learning methods have clearly learned how to
> > generalise from homology to known structures, evolutionary covariance,
> and
> > probably other aspects of protein structure.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Randy Read
> >
> > > On 7 Oct 2024, at 08:24, Bhavita Kattula <bhavit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > I'm trying to access the Homology-derived Secondary Structure of
> Proteins
> > (HSSP) database for protein structure-sequence alignments, but I am
> > encountering issues. The database does not seem to be functioning as
> expected,
> > and I'm unable to retrieve the necessary data.
> > > Could anyone confirm whether this is a temporary issue or if there are
> > ongoing maintenance or updates taking place? Additionally, I would
> greatly
> > appreciate recommendations for alternative databases that provide similar
> > functionalities, particularly for accessing protein structure-sequence
> alignments
> > and related data.
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > --
> > > Bhavita Kattula
> > > Graduate student
> > > C/o Dr. Anthony Addlagatta
> > > Chief Scientist
> > > Structural Biology Lab
> > > CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
> > > Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500007.
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> > Randy J. Read
> > Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge
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-- 
*Bhavita Kattula*
*Graduate student*
C/o Dr. Anthony Addlagatta
Chief Scientist
Structural Biology Lab
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500007.

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