Dynamic docking: a paradigm shift in computational drug discovery

D Gioia, M Bertazzo, M Recanatini, M Masetti, A Cavalli - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Molecular docking is the methodology of choice for studying in silico protein-ligand binding
and for prioritizing compounds to discover new lead candidates. Traditional docking …

Computer-aided drug design methods

W Yu, AD MacKerell - Antibiotics: methods and protocols, 2017 - Springer
Computational approaches are useful tools to interpret and guide experiments to expedite
the antibiotic drug design process. Structure-based drug design (SBDD) and ligand-based …

Driving structure-based drug discovery through cosolvent molecular dynamics: Miniperspective

P Ghanakota, HA Carlson - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Identifying binding hotspots on protein surfaces is of prime interest in structure-based drug
discovery, either to assess the tractability of pursuing a protein target or to drive improved …

The FTMap family of web servers for determining and characterizing ligand-binding hot spots of proteins

D Kozakov, LE Grove, DR Hall, T Bohnuud… - Nature protocols, 2015 - nature.com
FTMap is a computational map** server that identifies binding hot spots of
macromolecules—ie, regions of the surface with major contributions to the ligand-binding …

Rationally designed BCL6 inhibitors target activated B cell diffuse large B cell lymphoma

MG Cardenas, W Yu, W Beguelin… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) arise from proliferating B cells transiting different
stages of the germinal center reaction. In activated B cell DLBCLs (ABC-DLBCLs), a class of …

In silico identification of a β2-adrenoceptor allosteric site that selectively augments canonical β2AR-Gs signaling and function

SD Shah, C Lind, F De Pascali… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Activation of β2-adrenoceptors (β2ARs) causes airway smooth muscle (ASM) relaxation and
bronchodilation, and β2AR agonists (β-agonists) are front-line treatments for asthma and …

Molecular dynamics in mixed solvents reveals protein–ligand interactions, improves docking, and allows accurate binding free energy predictions

JP Arcon, LA Defelipe, CP Modenutti… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
One of the most important biological processes at the molecular level is the formation of
protein–ligand complexes. Therefore, determining their structure and underlying key …

Molecular simulations with solvent competition quantify water displaceability and provide accurate interaction maps of protein binding sites

D Alvarez-Garcia, X Barril - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Binding sites present well-defined interaction patterns that putative ligands must meet.
Knowing them is essential to guide structure-based drug discovery projects. However …

Rapid and accurate estimation of protein–ligand relative binding affinities using site-identification by ligand competitive saturation

H Goel, A Hazel, VD Ustach, S Jo, W Yu… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Predicting relative protein–ligand binding affinities is a central pillar of lead optimization
efforts in structure-based drug design. The site identification by ligand competitive saturation …

Structure-based design of potent iminosugar inhibitors of endoplasmic reticulum α-glucosidase I with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

SS Karade, EJ Franco, AC Rojas… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enveloped viruses depend on the host endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control (QC)
machinery for proper glycoprotein folding. The endoplasmic reticulum quality control …