Nonspecific binding—fundamental concepts and consequences for biosensing applications

A Frutiger, A Tanno, S Hwu, RF Tiefenauer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nature achieves differentiation of specific and nonspecific binding in molecular interactions
through precise control of biomolecules in space and time. Artificial systems such as …

Predicting protein–protein interactions from the molecular to the proteome level

O Keskin, N Tuncbag, A Gursoy - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Identification of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) is at the center of molecular biology
considering the unquestionable role of proteins in cells. Combinatorial interactions result in …

Serine 477 plays a crucial role in the interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with the human receptor ACE2

A Singh, G Steinkellner, K Köchl, K Gruber… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Since the worldwide outbreak of the infectious disease COVID-19, several studies have
been published to understand the structural mechanism of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV …

Effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 mutations on protein structures and intraviral protein–protein interactions

S Wu, C Tian, P Liu, D Guo, W Zheng… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) causing
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has infected 10 millions of people across the globe …

X-ray solution scattering (SAXS) combined with crystallography and computation: defining accurate macromolecular structures, conformations and assemblies in …

CD Putnam, M Hammel, GL Hura… - Quarterly reviews of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Crystallography supplies unparalleled detail on structural information critical for mechanistic
analyses; however, it is restricted to describing low energy conformations of …

FireDock: fast interaction refinement in molecular docking

N Andrusier, R Nussinov… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we present FireDock, an efficient method for the refinement and rescoring of rigid‐
body docking solutions. The refinement process consists of two main steps:(1) …

Hot spots—A review of the protein–protein interface determinant amino‐acid residues

IS Moreira, PA Fernandes… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins tendency to bind to one another in a highly specific manner forming stable
complexes is fundamental to all biological processes. A better understanding of complex …

Principles of protein− protein interactions: what are the preferred ways for proteins to interact?

O Keskin, A Gursoy, B Ma, R Nussinov - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Proteins are the working horse of the cellular machinery. They are responsible for diverse
functions ranging from molecular motors to signaling. They catalyze reactions, transport …

Hot regions in protein–protein interactions: the organization and contribution of structurally conserved hot spot residues

O Keskin, B Ma, R Nussinov - Journal of molecular biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Structurally conserved residues at protein–protein interfaces correlate with the experimental
alanine-scanning hot spots. Here, we investigate the organization of these conserved …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations at protein-protein interfaces: Small changes over big surfaces have large impacts on human health

HC Jubb, AP Pandurangan, MA Turner… - Progress in biophysics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many essential biological processes including cell regulation and signalling are mediated
through the assembly of protein complexes. Changes to protein-protein interaction (PPI) …