MSSP produces a 2D plot of a single protein descriptor for number of structurally aligned protein chains. From a total of 150 protein descriptors available in MSSP, It is possible to create easily readable and highly informative 2D plots, where X-axis represents the amino acid position in the multiple structural alignment, and Y-axis represents the descriptor's numerical values. The structures can be globally aligned using the different program: MUSTANG [a multiple (protein) structural alignment algorithm] and MAMMOTH-mult (Models Obtained from Theory).
Due to compatibility reasons with the BlueStar Sting Suite, MSSP was originally developed as a Java Applet. However, given that some popular browsers have recently stopped supporting the Java Plugin, we decided to develop a new MSSP version in JavaScript.
Comparison between the two MSSP versions available
| MSSP Applet | JSMSSP | |
|---|---|---|
| Supported Browsers | Firefox1 | Chrome2, Firefox1, Internet Explorer3 and Edge4 |
| Requirements | Java installed and enabled for browser use | None |
| Protein Visualization | Jmol | Protein Viewer (PV), JSmol |
Select a MSSP version
1 Version 42.0 or higher (tested on Win7, Win10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)
2 Version 47.0.2526 (tested on Win7, Win10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)
3 Version 11.0 (tested on Win7 and Win10)
4 Version 20.10240 or higher (tested on Win10)