DockNet: high-throughput protein-protein interface contact prediction.

Journal: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
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Abstract

MOTIVATION: Over 300 000 protein-protein interaction (PPI) pairs have been identified in the human proteome and targeting these is fast becoming the next frontier in drug design. Predicting PPI sites, however, is a challenging task that traditionally requires computationally expensive and time-consuming docking simulations. A major weakness of modern protein docking algorithms is the inability to account for protein flexibility, which ultimately leads to relatively poor results.

Authors

  • Nathan P Williams
    STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Carlos H M Rodrigues
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Jia Truong
    STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • David B Ascher
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Jessica K Holien
    STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.