Molecular docking: challenges, advances and its use in drug discovery perspective

S Saikia, M Bordoloi - Current drug targets, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
Molecular docking is a process through which small molecules are docked into the
macromolecular structures for scoring its complementary values at the binding sites. It is a …

Latest developments in molecular docking: 2010–2011 in review

E Yuriev, PA Ramsland - Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of docking is to accurately predict the structure of a ligand within the constraints of a
receptor binding site and to correctly estimate the strength of binding. We discuss, in detail …

Inhibition of ATP synthase reverse activity restores energy homeostasis in mitochondrial pathologies

R Acin‐Perez, C Benincá, L Fernandez del Rio… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
The maintenance of cellular function relies on the close regulation of adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and hydrolysis. ATP hydrolysis by mitochondrial ATP Synthase …

Are deep learning structural models sufficiently accurate for virtual screening? Application of docking algorithms to AlphaFold2 predicted structures

AM Díaz-Rovira, H Martín, T Beuming… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Machine learning-based protein structure prediction algorithms, such as RosettaFold and
AlphaFold2, have greatly impacted the structural biology field, arousing a fair amount of …

Are deep learning structural models sufficiently accurate for free-energy calculations? Application of FEP+ to AlphaFold2-predicted structures

T Beuming, H Martín, AM Díaz-Rovira… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The availability of AlphaFold2 has led to great excitement in the scientific community─
particularly among drug hunters─ due to the ability of the algorithm to predict protein …

Novobiocin blocks nucleic acid binding to Polθ and inhibits stimulation of its ATPase activity

A Syed, F Filandr, J Patterson-Fortin… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Polymerase theta (Polθ) acts in DNA replication and repair, and its inhibition is synthetic
lethal in BRCA1 and BRCA2-deficient tumor cells. Novobiocin (NVB) is a first-in-class …

The unravelling of the complex pattern of tyrosinase inhibition

B Deri, M Kanteev, M Goldfeder, D Lecina, V Guallar… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Tyrosinases are responsible for melanin formation in all life domains. Tyrosinase inhibitors
are used for the prevention of severe skin diseases, in skin-whitening creams and to avoid …

Modeling local structural rearrangements using FEP/REST: application to relative binding affinity predictions of CDK2 inhibitors

L Wang, Y Deng, JL Knight, Y Wu, B Kim… - Journal of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Accurate and reliable calculation of protein–ligand binding affinities remains a hotbed of
computer-aided drug design research. Despite the potentially large impact FEP (free energy …

Determinants and prediction of esterase substrate promiscuity patterns

M Martínez-Martínez, C Coscolín, G Santiago… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Esterases receive special attention because of their wide distribution in biological systems
and environments and their importance for physiology and chemical synthesis. The …

Understanding the challenges of protein flexibility in drug design

DA Antunes, D Devaurs, LE Kavraki - Expert opinion on drug …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Protein–ligand interactions play key roles in various metabolic pathways, and
the proteins involved in these interactions represent major targets for drug discovery …