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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

HawkDock version 2: an updated web server to predict and analyze the structures of protein-protein complexes.

Xujun Zhang, Linlong Jiang, Gaoqi Weng, Chao Shen, Odin Zhang, Mingquan Liu, Chen Zhang, Shukai Gu, Jike Wang, Xiaorui Wang and 5 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Xujun ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Linlong JiangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Gaoqi WengVollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States.
Chao ShenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2783-5529
Odin ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Mingquan LiuCollege of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China.
Chen ZhangCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Shukai GuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Jike WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaorui WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6893-2013
Hongyan DuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Hui ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Ke ZhangPolytechnic Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Ercheng WangResearch Center for Life Science Computing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Tingjun HouCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7227-2580

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFA1307500National Natural Science Foundation of China 22377111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental to cellular functions, yet predicting and analyzing their 3D structures remains a critical and computationally demanding challenge. To address this, the HawkDock web server was developed as an integrated computational platform for predicting and analyzing protein-protein complexes. Over the past 6 years, HawkDock has successfully processed >234 000 computational tasks. In this study, an updated version of HawkDock was developed with the following advancements: (1) a deep learning-based flexible docking method, GeoDock, has been integrated to improve docking accuracy, particularly for apo-protein structures; (2) the VD-MM/GBSA method, which outperforms conventional MM/GBSA approaches in predicting binding affinities, has been implemented; (3) a new Mutation Analysis Module has been added to systematically evaluate the energetic impacts of amino acid mutations on protein-protein binding; (4) the server has been migrated to a high-performance cluster with Amber upgraded to version 24. Here, we describe the general protocol of HawkDock2, with a particular focus on its new features related to flexible docking, VD-MM/GBSA affinity prediction, and amino acid residue mutations. Comprehensive validation studies have demonstrated the reliability and effectiveness of these new features. HawkDock2 will remain freely accessible to all users at http://cadd.zju.edu.cn/hawkdock/.

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Computational BiologyMultiprotein ComplexesProtein Interaction MappingProteinsSoftwareDeep LearningInternetMolecular Docking SimulationMutationProtein BindingProtein ConformationMultiprotein ComplexesProteins

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PMCPMC12230670

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