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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2024

Comparison of Methodologies for Absolute Binding Free Energy Calculations of Ligands to Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.

Michail Papadourakis, Zoe Cournia, Antonia S J S Mey, Julien Michel

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Ensemble Docking for Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2025
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  4. Ensemble docking for intrinsically disordered proteins.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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Michail PapadourakisEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-9969-5871
Zoe CourniaBiomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9287-364X
Antonia S J S MeyEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-7512-5252
Julien MichelEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-0360-1760

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modulating the function of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) with small molecules is of considerable importance given the crucial roles of IDPs in the pathophysiology of numerous diseases. Reported binding affinities for ligands to diverse IDPs vary broadly, and little is known about the detailed molecular mechanisms that underpin ligand efficacy. Molecular simulations of IDP ligand binding mechanisms can help us understand the mode of action of small molecule inhibitors of IDP function, but it is still unclear how binding energies can be modeled rigorously for such a flexible class of proteins. Here, we compare alchemical absolute binding free energy calculations (ABFE) and Markov-State Modeling (MSM) protocols to model the binding of the small molecule 10058-F4 to a disordered peptide extracted from a segment of the oncoprotein c-Myc. The ABFE results produce binding energy estimates that are sensitive to the choice of reference structure. In contrast, the MSM results produce more reproducible binding energy estimates consistent with weak mM binding affinities and transient intermolecular contacts reported in the literature.

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Intrinsically Disordered ProteinsProtein BindingThermodynamicsLigandsMarkov ChainsMolecular Dynamics SimulationIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsLigands

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PMID39466712
PMCPMC11562378

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