Learning from the ligand: using ligand-based features to improve binding affinity prediction.

Journal: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
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Abstract

MOTIVATION: Machine learning scoring functions for protein-ligand binding affinity prediction have been found to consistently outperform classical scoring functions. Structure-based scoring functions for universal affinity prediction typically use features describing interactions derived from the protein-ligand complex, with limited information about the chemical or topological properties of the ligand itself.

Authors

  • Fergus Boyles
    Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3LB, UK.
  • Charlotte M Deane
    Oxford Protein Informatics Group, Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Garrett M Morris
    Department of Statistics 24-29 St Giles' Oxford OX1 3LB UK deane@stats.ox.ac.uk.