BACKGROUND: Predicting protein-DNA binding sites in vivo is a challenging but urgent task in many fields such as drug design and development. Most promoters contain many transcription factor (TF) binding sites, yet only a few have been identified thr...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2025
The interactions between long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and protein play crucial roles in various biological processes. Computational methods are essential for predicting lncRNA-protein interactions and deciphering their mechanisms. In this chapter, we ...
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society
Jan 1, 2025
Computational methods to predict binding affinity of protein-ligand complex have been used extensively to design inhibitors for proteins selected as drug targets. In recent years machine learning (ML) is being increasingly used for design of drugs/in...
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology
Jan 1, 2025
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of anthropogenic chemicals; many are persistent, bioaccumulative, and mobile in the environment. Worldwide, PFAS bioaccumulation causes serious adverse health impacts, yet the physiochemi...
MOTIVATION: T-cell receptors (TCRs) elicit and mediate the adaptive immune response by recognizing antigenic peptides, a process pivotal for cancer immunotherapy, vaccine design, and autoimmune disease management. Understanding the intricate binding ...
MOTIVATION: Most drugs start on their journey inside the body by binding the right target proteins. This is the reason that numerous efforts have been devoted to predicting the drug-target binding during drug development. However, the inherent divers...
Influenza and other respiratory viruses
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Though receptor binding specificity is well established as a contributor to host tropism and spillover potential of influenza A viruses, determining receptor binding preference of a specific virus still requires expensive and time-consumi...
The identification of neoantigens is crucial for advancing vaccines, diagnostics, and immunotherapies. Despite this importance, a fundamental question remains: how to model the presentation of neoantigens by major histocompatibility complex class I m...
MOTIVATION: Protein-protein interactions are essential for a variety of biological phenomena including mediating biochemical reactions, cell signaling, and the immune response. Proteins seek to form interfaces which reduce overall system energy. Alth...
Transcriptional factors (TFs) in bacteria play a crucial role in gene regulation by binding to specific DNA sequences, thereby assisting in the activation or repression of genes. Despite their central role, deciphering shape recognition of bacterial ...