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Zepyros: a webserver to evaluate the shape complementarity of protein-protein interfaces.

Mattia Miotto, Lorenzo Di Rienzo, Leonardo Bo', Giancarlo Ruocco, Edoardo Milanetti

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Mattia MiottoCenter for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome 00161, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-8921
Lorenzo Di RienzoCenter for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome 00161, Italy.
Leonardo Bo'Center for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome 00161, Italy.
Giancarlo RuoccoCenter for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome 00161, Italy.
Edoardo MilanettiCenter for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome 00161, Italy.

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Motivation: Shape complementarity of molecular surfaces at the interfaces is a well-known characteristic of protein-protein binding regions, and it is critical in influencing the stability of the complex. Measuring such complementarity is of great importance for a number of theoretical and practical implications; however, only a limited number of tools are currently available to efficiently and rapidly assess it. Results: Here, we introduce Zepyros (ZErnike Polynomials analYsis of pROtein Shapes), a webserver for fast measurement of the shape complementarity between two molecular interfaces of a given protein-protein complex using structural information. Zepyros is implemented as a publicly available tool with a user-friendly interface. Availability and implementation: Our server can be found at the following link (all major browser supported): https://zepyros.bio-groups.com.

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