Journal of chemical theory and computation
Feb 28, 2022
Deep learning methods provide a novel way to establish a correlation between two quantities. In this context, computer vision techniques such as three-dimensional (3D)-convolutional neural networks become a natural choice to associate a molecular pro...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Feb 25, 2022
Understanding the process of ligand-protein recognition is important to unveil biological mechanisms and to guide drug discovery and design. Enhanced-sampling molecular dynamics is now routinely used to simulate the ligand binding process, resulting ...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Feb 24, 2022
We introduce a Gaussian-accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD), deep learning (DL), and free energy profiling workflow (GLOW) to predict molecular determinants and map free energy landscapes of biomolecules. All-atom GaMD-enhanced sampling simulations...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Feb 23, 2022
The determination of drug residence times, which define the time an inhibitor is in complex with its target, is a fundamental part of the drug discovery process. Synthesis and experimental measurements of kinetic rate constants are, however, expensiv...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Feb 18, 2022
The application of machine learning to theoretical chemistry has made it possible to combine the accuracy of quantum chemical energetics with the thorough sampling of finite-temperature fluctuations. To reach this goal, a diverse set of methods has b...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Nov 18, 2021
An unsolved challenge in the development of antigen-specific immunotherapies is determining the optimal antigens to target. Comprehension of antigen-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) binding is paramount toward achieving this goal. Here, we appl...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Oct 18, 2021
Transmembrane proteins (TMPs) are critical components of cellular life. However, due to experimental challenges, the number of experimentally resolved TMP structures is severely underrepresented in databases compared to their cellular abundance. Pred...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Sep 23, 2021
Scoring functions are the essential component in molecular docking methods. An accurate scoring function is expected to distinguish the native ligand pose from decoy poses. Our previous experience (Pei et al. 2019, 59 (7), 3305-3315) proved that com...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Sep 1, 2021
Despite recent advances in the development of machine learning potentials (MLPs) for biomolecular simulations, there has been limited effort on developing stable and accurate MLPs for enzymatic reactions. Here we report a protocol for performing mach...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Jul 14, 2021
Computational capabilities are rapidly increasing, primarily because of the availability of GPU-based architectures. This creates unprecedented simulative possibilities for the systematic and robust computation of thermodynamic observables, including...