Student Webinar: School 2022 Edition (2022-05-03)
BioExcel’s webinar series continues with a special edition featuring student speakers
BioExcel’s webinar series continues with a special edition featuring student speakers
The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a pentameric ligand-gated ion [...]
A wide range of cellular processes requires the formation of multimeric protein complexes. The rise of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has enabled the structural characterization of these protein assemblies. The density maps produced can, however, still suffer from limited resolution, impeding the process of resolving structures at atomic resolution. In order to solve this issue, monomers can be fitted into low- to medium-resolution maps. Unfortunately, the models produced frequently contain atomic clashes at the protein-protein interfaces (PPIs), as intermolecular interactions are typically not considered during monomer fitting. Here, we present a refinement approach based on HADDOCK2.4 to remove intermolecular clashes and optimize PPIs. A dataset of 14 cryo-EM complexes was used to test eight protocols.
Three different workflows designed as a collaborative project effort from the CoE partners (NBD, IRB, BSC, KTH, MPG) are briefly presented.
Vytas Gapsys talks about the latest developments in PMX focusing on the protein-ligand binding affinity calculations.
A key limiting factor in organising and using information from [...]