%0 Journal Article %J International Journal of Quantum Chemistry %D 2005 %T Exploring protein energy landscapes with hierarchical clustering %A Dominik Gront %A Ulrich H. E. Hansmann %A Andrzej Koliński %K energy landscape %K hierarchical clustering %K homology %K modeling %K monte carlo sampling %K Protein Folding %K protein lattice model %X In this work we present a new method for investigating local energy minima on a protein energy landscape. The CABS (CAlpha, CBeta and the center of mass of the Side chain) method was employed for generating protein models, but any other method could be used instead. Cα traces from an ensemble of models are hierarchical clustered with the HCPM (Hierarchical Clustering of Protein Models) method. The efficiency of this method for sampling and analyzing energy landscapes is shown. %B International Journal of Quantum Chemistry %V 105 %P 826–830 %G eng %U http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qua.20741/full