CHC_FIND is a tool to analyze conserved hydrophobic contacts (CHC) from multiple structural alignments. In addition to a multiple sequence alignment, a structural alignment which provides the superposition of structurally conserved regions (SCRs) (i.e., results from SCR_FIND) needs to be provided.
The ConSurf server allows one to map levels of amino acid conservation to known protein structures in order to study areas of potential functional importance on the surface of the protein. A PDB file is required as input, and a multiple sequence alignment is optional. If an alignment is not provided, ConSurf will build one by performing a search for homologous sequences and then aligning them.
ConSurf 2010 combines ConSurf and ConSeq for an easier, more intuitive interface.