Structural interface parameters are discriminatory in recognising near-native poses of protein-protein interactions.

ABSTRACT: Interactions at the molecular level in the cellular environment play a very crucial role in maintaining the physiological functioning of the cell. These molecular interactions exist at varied levels viz. protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions or protein-small molecules interactions. Presently in the field, these interactions and their mechanisms mark intensively studied areas. Molecular interactions can also be studied computationally using the approach named as Molecular Docking. Molecular docking employs search algorithms to predict the possible conformations for interacting partners and then calculates interaction energies. However, docking proposes number of solutions as different docked poses and hence offers a serious challenge to identify the native (or near

SUBMITTER: Malhotra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3912216 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature