Title
Computational methods and tools for binding site recognition between proteins and small molecules: from classical geometrical approaches to modern machine learning strategies.
Abstract
In the current “genomic era” the number of identified genes is growing exponentially. However, the biological function of a large number of the corresponding proteins is still unknown. Recognition of small molecule ligands (e.g., substrates, inhibitors, allosteric regulators, etc.) is pivotal for protein functions in the vast majority of the cases and knowledge of the region where these processes take place is essential for protein function prediction and drug design. In this regard, computational methods represent essential tools to tackle this problem. A significant number of software tools have been developed in the last few years which exploit either protein sequence information, structure information or both. This review describes the most recent developments in protein function recognition and binding site prediction, in terms of both freely-available and commercial solutions and tools, detailing the main characteristics of the considered tools and providing a comparative analysis of their performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1007/s10822-019-00235-7
Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design
Keywords
Field
DocType
Binding site recognition, Software, Binding region, Protein–ligand interactions
Binding site,Protein sequencing,Chemistry,Small molecule,Exploit,Function (biology),Software,Artificial intelligence,Protein function prediction,Machine learning,Exponential growth
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
33
10
0920-654X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gabriele Macari100.68
Daniele Toti210513.86
Fabio Polticelli3688.97