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Schmidt T, Bergner A, Schwede T. Modelling three-dimensional protein structures for applications in drug design. Drug Discov Today 2014; 19:890-7. [PMID: 24216321 PMCID: PMC4112578 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
A structural perspective of drug target and anti-target proteins, and their molecular interactions with biologically active molecules, largely advances many areas of drug discovery, including target validation, hit and lead finding and lead optimisation. In the absence of experimental 3D structures, protein structure prediction often offers a suitable alternative to facilitate structure-based studies. This review outlines recent methodical advances in homology modelling, with a focus on those techniques that necessitate consideration of ligand binding. In this context, model quality estimation deserves special attention because the accuracy and reliability of different structure prediction techniques vary considerably, and the quality of a model ultimately determines its usefulness for structure-based drug discovery. Examples of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ADMET-related proteins were selected to illustrate recent progress and current limitations of protein structure prediction. Basic guidelines for good modelling practice are also provided.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tobias Schmidt
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Minutolo F, Bellini R, Bertini S, Carboni I, Lapucci A, Pistolesi L, Prota G, Rapposelli S, Solati F, Tuccinardi T, Martinelli A, Stossi F, Carlson KE, Katzenellenbogen BS, Katzenellenbogen JA, Macchia M. Monoaryl-Substituted Salicylaldoximes as Ligands for Estrogen Receptor β. J Med Chem 2008; 51:1344-51. [DOI: 10.1021/jm701396g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Filippo Minutolo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy, and Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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