On the binding affinity of macromolecular interactions: daring to ask why proteins interact

PL Kastritis, AMJJ Bonvin - Journal of The Royal Society …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Interactions between proteins are orchestrated in a precise and time-dependent manner,
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …

[HTML][HTML] Forces stabilizing proteins

CN Pace, JM Scholtz, GR Grimsley - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The goal of this article is to summarize what has been learned about the major forces
stabilizing proteins since the late 1980s when site-directed mutagenesis became possible …

Accurate design of megadalton-scale two-component icosahedral protein complexes

JB Bale, S Gonen, Y Liu, W Sheffler, D Ellis, C Thomas… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Nature provides many examples of self-and co-assembling protein-based molecular
machines, including icosahedral protein cages that serve as scaffolds, enzymes, and …

Contacts-based prediction of binding affinity in protein–protein complexes

A Vangone, AMJJ Bonvin - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Almost all critical functions in cells rely on specific protein–protein interactions.
Understanding these is therefore crucial in the investigation of biological systems. Despite …

Prediction of protein assemblies, the next frontier: The CASP14‐CAPRI experiment

MF Lensink, G Brysbaert, T Mauri… - Proteins: Structure …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results for CAPRI Round 50, the fourth joint CASP‐CAPRI protein assembly
prediction challenge. The Round comprised a total of twelve targets, including six dimers …

Computational design of self-assembling protein nanomaterials with atomic level accuracy

NP King, W Sheffler, MR Sawaya, BS Vollmar… - Science, 2012 - science.org
We describe a general computational method for designing proteins that self-assemble to a
desired symmetric architecture. Protein building blocks are docked together symmetrically to …

Modeling protein–protein and protein–peptide complexes: CAPRI 6th edition

MF Lensink, S Velankar… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present the sixth report evaluating the performance of methods for predicting the atomic
resolution structures of protein complexes offered as targets to the community‐wide initiative …

Critical assessment of methods for predicting the 3D structure of proteins and protein complexes

SJ Wodak, S Vajda, MF Lensink… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Advances in a scientific discipline are often measured by small, incremental steps. In this
review, we report on two intertwined disciplines in the protein structure prediction field …

Molecular docking as a popular tool in drug design, an in silico travel

J De Ruyck, G Brysbaert, R Blossey… - … and Applications in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Principles and overview of sampling methods for modeling macromolecular structure and dynamics

T Maximova, R Moffatt, B Ma, R Nussinov… - PLoS computational …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Investigation of macromolecular structure and dynamics is fundamental to understanding
how macromolecules carry out their functions in the cell. Significant advances have been …