On the binding affinity of macromolecular interactions: daring to ask why proteins interact
Interactions between proteins are orchestrated in a precise and time-dependent manner,
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …
Molecular docking as a popular tool in drug design, an in silico travel
New molecular modeling approaches, driven by rapidly improving computational platforms,
have allowed many success stories for the use of computer-assisted drug design in the …
have allowed many success stories for the use of computer-assisted drug design in the …
Anchor extension: a structure-guided approach to design cyclic peptides targeting enzyme active sites
Despite recent success in computational design of structured cyclic peptides, de novo
design of cyclic peptides that bind to any protein functional site remains difficult. To address …
design of cyclic peptides that bind to any protein functional site remains difficult. To address …
The roles of water in the protein matrix: a largely untapped resource for drug discovery
The value of thoroughly understanding the thermodynamics specific to a drug
discovery/design study is well known. Over the past decade, the crucial roles of water …
discovery/design study is well known. Over the past decade, the crucial roles of water …
Complex structure of cytochrome c–cytochrome c oxidase reveals a novel protein–protein interaction mode
S Shimada, K Shinzawa‐Itoh, J Baba, S Aoe… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (C c O) transfers electrons from cytochrome c (Cyt. c) to
O2 to generate H2O, a process coupled to proton pum**. To elucidate the mechanism of …
O2 to generate H2O, a process coupled to proton pum**. To elucidate the mechanism of …
Open challenges in structure-based virtual screening: Receptor modeling, target flexibility consideration and active site water molecules description
Abstract Structure-based virtual screening is currently an established tool in drug lead
discovery projects. Although in the last years the field saw an impressive progress in terms …
discovery projects. Although in the last years the field saw an impressive progress in terms …
Improved computation of protein–protein relative binding energies with the Nwat-MMGBSA method
I Maffucci, A Contini - Journal of chemical information and …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A MMGBSA variant (here referred to as Nwat-MMGBSA), based on the inclusion of a certain
number of explicit water molecules (Nwat) during the calculations, has been tested on a set …
number of explicit water molecules (Nwat) during the calculations, has been tested on a set …
Local and global anatomy of antibody‐protein antigen recognition
M Wang, D Zhu, J Zhu, R Nussinov… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Deciphering antibody‐protein antigen recognition is of fundamental and practical
significance. We constructed an antibody structural dataset, partitioned it into human and …
significance. We constructed an antibody structural dataset, partitioned it into human and …
Antibody CDR amino acids underlying the functionality of antibody repertoires in recognizing diverse protein antigens
Antibodies recognize protein antigens with exquisite specificity in a complex aqueous
environment, where interfacial waters are an integral part of the antibody–protein complex …
environment, where interfacial waters are an integral part of the antibody–protein complex …
Lipophilicity in drug design: An overview of lipophilicity descriptors in 3D-QSAR studies
The pharmacophore concept is a fundamental cornerstone in drug discovery, playing a
critical role in determining the success of in silico techniques, such as virtual screening and …
critical role in determining the success of in silico techniques, such as virtual screening and …