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ArticleJournal of chemical information and modeling2025

Meeko: Molecule Parametrization and Software Interoperability for Docking and Beyond.

Diogo Santos-Martins, Yiran He, Jerome Eberhardt, Parnika Sharma, Niccolò Bruciaferri, Matthew Holcomb, Manuel A Llanos, Althea Hansel-Harris, Allison Pearl Barkdull, Andreas Frank Tillack and 5 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Diogo Santos-MartinsDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4622-3747
Yiran HeDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Jerome EberhardtDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Parnika SharmaDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Niccolò BruciaferriDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Matthew HolcombDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8409-4344
Manuel A LlanosDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9120-4951
Althea Hansel-HarrisDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7064-1119
Allison Pearl BarkdullDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Andreas Frank TillackDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1832-3030
Giulia BiancoDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
May-Linn PaulsenDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Joani MatoDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.
Ishan TanejaDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2064-3498
Stefano ForliDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, MB-112, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1000, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5964-7111

Funding

Resource for Structure-based Computational Drug Discovery and Design (RSD3)R24GM145962 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Stefano Forli · 2022 to 2026
$5.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM145962
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecule parametrization is an essential requirement to guarantee the accuracy of docking calculations. Parametrization includes a proper perception of chemical properties such as bonds, formal charges and protonation states. This includes large biological macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, and small molecules, such as ligands and cofactors. The structures of proteins and nucleic acids are challenging due to omission of several atoms from the structural model, and from the lack of connectivity and bond order information in the PDB and mmCIF file formats. For small molecules, the very large chemical diversity poses challenges for both validating correctness and providing accurate parameters. These challenges affect various modeling approaches like molecular docking and molecular dynamics. Moreover, several specialized methods (particularly in molecular docking) leverage specific chemical properties to add custom potentials, pseudoatoms, or manipulate atomic connectivity. To address these challenges, we developed Meeko, a molecular parametrization Python package that leverages the widely used RDKit cheminformatics library for a chemically accurate description of the molecular representation. Small molecules are modeled as single RDKit molecules, and biological macromolecules as multiple RDKit molecules, one for each residue. Meeko is highly customizable and designed to be easily scriptable for high-throughput processing, replacing MGLTools for receptor and ligand preparation.

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Molecular Docking SimulationSoftwareCheminformaticsLigandsProteinsLigandsProteins

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PMID41379786
PMCPMC13175508

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