The role of water molecules in computational drug design

S de Beer, NPE Vermeulen… - Current topics in …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Although water molecules are small and only consist of two different atom types, they play
various roles in cellular systems. This review discusses their influence on the binding …

Computational approaches for protein function prediction: a combined strategy from multiple sequence alignment to molecular docking-based virtual screening

CL Pierri, G Parisi, V Porcelli - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The functional characterization of proteins represents a daily challenge for biochemical,
medical and computational sciences. Although finally proved on the bench, the function of a …

Rapid context-dependent ligand desolvation in molecular docking

MM Mysinger, BK Shoichet - Journal of chemical information and …, 2010 - ACS Publications
In structure-based screens for new ligands, a molecular docking algorithm must rapidly
score many molecules in multiple configurations, accounting for both the ligand's …

Fragment-based drug discovery applied to Hsp90. Discovery of two lead series with high ligand efficiency

CW Murray, MG Carr, O Callaghan… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Inhibitors of the chaperone Hsp90 are potentially useful as chemotherapeutic agents in
cancer. This paper describes an application of fragment screening to Hsp90 using a …

Evaluation of the performance of four molecular docking programs on a diverse set of protein‐ligand complexes

X Li, Y Li, T Cheng, Z Liu… - Journal of computational …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Many molecular docking programs are available nowadays, and thus it is of great practical
value to evaluate and compare their performance. We have conducted an extensive …

Estrogen receptor alpha as a key target of red wine polyphenols action on the endothelium

M Chalopin, A Tesse, MC Martínez, D Rognan… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background A greater reduction in cardiovascular risk and vascular protection associated
with diet rich in polyphenols are generally accepted; however, the molecular targets for …

[PDF][PDF] Improved ligand-protein binding affinity predictions using multiple binding modes

E Stjernschantz, C Oostenbrink - Biophysical journal, 2010 - cell.com
Accurate ligand-protein binding affinity prediction, for a set of similar binders, is a major
challenge in the lead optimization stage in drug development. In general, docking and …

[图书][B] Scientific computing with multicore and accelerators

J Kurzak, DA Bader, J Dongarra - 2010 - books.google.com
The hybrid/heterogeneous nature of future microprocessors and large high-performance
computing systems will result in a reliance on two major types of components …

Role of water in molecular docking simulations of cytochrome P450 2D6

R Santos, J Hritz, C Oostenbrink - Journal of chemical information …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Active-site water molecules form an important component in biological systems, facilitating
promiscuous binding or an increase in specificity and affinity. Taking water molecules into …

Accuracy assessment of protein-based docking programs against RNA targets

Y Li, J Shen, X Sun, W Li, G Liu… - Journal of chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules play central roles in a variety of biological processes and,
hence, are attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. In recent years, molecular docking …