51. Comparing Fragment Binding Poses Prediction Using HSP90 as a Key Study: When Bound Water Makes the Difference.
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Bolcato G, Bissaro M, Sturlese M, and Moro S
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- Animals, Binding Sites, Drug Design, Humans, Water, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins analysis, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Abstract
Fragment-Based Drug Discovery (FBDD) approaches have gained popularity not only in industry but also in academic research institutes. However, the computational prediction of the binding mode adopted by fragment-like molecules within a protein binding site is still a very challenging task. One of the most crucial aspects of fragment binding is related to the large amounts of bound waters in the targeted binding pocket. The binding affinity of fragments may not be sufficient to displace the bound water molecules. In the present work, we confirmed the importance of the bound water molecules in the correct prediction of the fragment binding mode. Moreover, we investigate whether the use of methods based on explicit solvent molecular dynamics simulations can improve the accuracy of fragment posing. The protein chosen for this study is HSP-90.
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- 2020
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