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The root mean square deviation (RMSD) "is a measure of the average deviation in distance between aligned Cα atoms in 3D superimposition. For sequences sharing 50% identity, this should be around 1.0 [Å]."<ref name="holm-using">PMID:32006276</ref>. | The root mean square deviation (RMSD) "is a measure of the average deviation in distance between aligned Cα atoms in 3D superimposition. For sequences sharing 50% identity, this should be around 1.0 [Å]."<ref name="holm-using">PMID:32006276</ref>. | ||
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[[Image:Rmsd-equation.png]] | |||
The RMSD between two independently-determined [[X-ray crystallography]] structures of the same protein is typically about 1.0 Å. Larger values of the RMSD indicate less similarity between the two structures. | |||
RMSD is useful for structures with substantial similarity, but less useful when the structures diverge more. [[Calculating GDT TS|GDT TS]] has been used in the [[CASP]] competitions to detect more remote similarities. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||