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ReviewExpert opinion on drug discovery2023

Computational approaches for the design of modulators targeting protein-protein interactions.

Ashfaq Ur Rehman, Beenish Khurshid, Yasir Ali, Salman Rasheed, Abdul Wadood, Ho-Leung Ng, Hai-Feng Chen, Zhiqiang Wei, Ray Luo, Jian Zhang

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Review in Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ashfaq Ur RehmanDepartments of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Program in Chemical and Materials Physics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
Beenish KhurshidDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan.
Yasir AliNational Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Salman RasheedNational Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abdul WadoodDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan.
Ho-Leung NgDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Hai-Feng ChenState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, National Experimental Teaching Center for Life Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Zhejiang, China.
Zhiqiang WeiMedicinal Chemistry and Bioinformatics Center, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Ray LuoDepartments of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Program in Chemical and Materials Physics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
Jian ZhangKey Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Medicinal Bioinformatics Center, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Zhejiang, China.
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan · PKQuaid-i-Azam University · PKShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNUniversity of California, Irvine · USKansas State University · USOcean University of China · CN

Funding

Multi-scaled Modeling of Electrostatic and Polarization Effects in BiomoleculesR35GM130367 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI RAY LUO · 2019 to 2026
$3.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProtein-protein interactions (PPIs) are intriguing targets for designing novel small-molecule inhibitors. The role of PPIs in various infectious and neurodegenerative disorders makes them potential therapeutic targets . Despite being portrayed as undruggable targets, due to their flat surfaces, disorderedness, and lack of grooves. Recent progresses in computational biology have led researchers to reconsider PPIs in drug discovery. AREAS COVERED: In this review, we introduce in-silico methods used to identify PPI interfaces and present an in-depth overview of various computational methodologies that are successfully applied to annotate the PPIs. We also discuss several successful case studies that use computational tools to understand PPIs modulation and their key roles in various physiological processes. EXPERT OPINION: Computational methods face challenges due to the inherent flexibility of proteins, which makes them expensive, and result in the use of rigid models. This problem becomes more significant in PPIs due to their flexible and flat interfaces. Computational methods like molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and machine learning can integrate the chemical structure data into biochemical and can be used for target identification and modulation. These computational methodologies have been crucial in understanding the structure of PPIs, designing PPI modulators, discovering new drug targets, and predicting treatment outcomes.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryProteinsComputational BiologyDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProteinscomputational approachesComputer-aided drug design (CADD)dockingmachine-based learningmolecular dynamics simulationsProtein-protein interactionsscreening

Identifiers

PMID36715303
PMCPMC10149343
OpenAlexW4318542832

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