Surflex: Fully Automatic Flexible Molecular Docking Using a Molecular Similarity-Based Search Engine
Abstract

Surflex is a fully automatic flexible molecular docking algorithm that combines the scoring function from the Hammerhead docking system with a search engine that relies on a surface-based molecular similarity method as a means to rapidly generate suitable putative poses for molecular fragments. Results are presented evaluating reliability and accuracy of dockings compared with crystallographic experimental results on 81 protein/ligand pairs of substantial structural diversity. In over 80% of the complexes, Surflex's highest scoring docked pose was within 2.5 Å root-mean-square deviation (rmsd), with over 90% of the complexes having one of the top ranked poses within 2.5 Å rmsd. Results are also presented assessing Surflex's utility as a screening tool on two protein targets (thymidine kinase and estrogen receptor) using data sets on which competing methods were run. Performance of Surflex was significantly better, with true positive rates of greater than 80% at false positive rates of less than 1%. Docking time was roughly linear in number of rotatable bonds, beginning with a few seconds for rigid molecules and adding approximately 10 s per rotatable bond.
†
Phone: (415) 502−7242. Fax: (415) 502-3179. E-mail: [email protected]. Address for regular postal service: UCSF Cancer Center, Box 0128, San Francisco, CA 94143-0128. Address for express mail: UCSF Cancer Center, 2340 Sutter Street, #S336, San Francisco, CA 94115.
Cited By
This article is cited by 1062 publications.
- Song Xia, Eric Chen, Yingkai Zhang. Integrated Molecular Modeling and Machine Learning for Drug Design. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2023, 19
(21)
, 7478-7495. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00814
- Dejun Jiang, Huifeng Zhao, Hongyan Du, Yafeng Deng, Zhenxing Wu, Jike Wang, Yundian Zeng, Haotian Zhang, Xiaorui Wang, Jian Wu, Chang-Yu Hsieh, Tingjun Hou. How Good Are Current Docking Programs at Nucleic Acid–Ligand Docking? A Comprehensive Evaluation. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2023, 19
(16)
, 5633-5647. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00507
- Ruiyuan Liu, Leng Wang, Yue Meng, Yiyi Tian, Fang Li, Huizhe Lu. Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Plant Light-Dependent Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase as a Novel Target for Searching Potential Herbicides. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2023, 71
(30)
, 11654-11666. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01783
- Shuang-Gang Duan, Cai-Lu Lv, Jia-Hui Liu, Shan-Cheng Yi, Rui-Nan Yang, Ao Liu, Man-Qun Wang. NlugOBP8 in Nilaparvata lugens Involved in the Perception of Two Terpenoid Compounds from Rice Plant. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2022, 70
(51)
, 16323-16334. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06419
- Shiyang Zhou, Wenming Jiang, Guangying Chen, Gangliang Huang. Design and Synthesis of Novel Double-Ring Conjugated Enones as Potent Anti-rheumatoid Arthritis Agents. ACS Omega 2022, 7
(48)
, 44065-44077. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05492
- Wenlang Liu, Zhenhao Liu, Hao Liu, Lance M. Westerhoff, Zheng Zheng. Free Energy Calculations Using the Movable Type Method with Molecular Dynamics Driven Protein–Ligand Sampling. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2022, 62
(22)
, 5645-5665. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00278
- Agamemnon Krasoulis, Nick Antonopoulos, Vassilis Pitsikalis, Stavros Theodorakis. DENVIS: Scalable and High-Throughput Virtual Screening Using Graph Neural Networks with Atomic and Surface Protein Pocket Features. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2022, 62
(19)
, 4642-4659. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.2c01057
- Michael Schauperl, Rajiah Aldrin Denny. AI-Based Protein Structure Prediction in Drug Discovery: Impacts and Challenges. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2022, 62
(13)
, 3142-3156. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00026
- Kazuhiro J. Fujimoto, Shota Minami, Takeshi Yanai. Machine-Learning- and Knowledge-Based Scoring Functions Incorporating Ligand and Protein Fingerprints. ACS Omega 2022, 7
(22)
, 19030-19039. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c02822
- Anamika Yadav, Anubhav Yadav, Shashank Tripathi, Varun Dewaker, Ruchir Kant, Prem Narayan Yadav, Ajay Kumar Srivastava. Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative [3 + 2]-Annulation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-one with Oxime Esters toward Functionalized Pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones as Opioid Receptor Modulators. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 87
(11)
, 7350-7364. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c00563
- Lin Wei, Yaru Chen, Jiaqi Liu, Li Rao, Yanliang Ren, Xin Xu, Jian Wan. Cov_DOX: A Method for Structure Prediction of Covalent Protein–Ligand Bindings. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2022, 65
(7)
, 5528-5538. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02007
- Botian Ding, Yuandong Yu, Sheng Geng, Benguo Liu, Youjin Hao, Guizhao Liang. Computational Methods for the Interaction between Cyclodextrins and Natural Compounds: Technology, Benefits, Limitations, and Trends. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2022, 70
(8)
, 2466-2482. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07018
- Anne Labarre, Julia K. Stille, Mihai Burai Patrascu, Andrew Martins, Joshua Pottel, Nicolas Moitessier. Docking Ligands into Flexible and Solvated Macromolecules. 8. Forming New Bonds─Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2022, 62
(4)
, 1061-1077. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00701
- Yudong Qiu, Daniel G. A. Smith, Simon Boothroyd, Hyesu Jang, David F. Hahn, Jeffrey Wagner, Caitlin C. Bannan, Trevor Gokey, Victoria T. Lim, Chaya D. Stern, Andrea Rizzi, Bryon Tjanaka, Gary Tresadern, Xavier Lucas, Michael R. Shirts, Michael K. Gilson, John D. Chodera, Christopher I. Bayly, David L. Mobley, Lee-Ping Wang. Development and Benchmarking of Open Force Field v1.0.0—the Parsley Small-Molecule Force Field. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2021, 17
(10)
, 6262-6280. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00571
- Panagiotis I. Koukos, Manon Réau, Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin. Shape-Restrained Modeling of Protein–Small-Molecule Complexes with High Ambiguity Driven DOCKing. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2021, 61
(9)
, 4807-4818. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00796
- Jerome Eberhardt, Diogo Santos-Martins, Andreas F. Tillack, Stefano Forli. AutoDock Vina 1.2.0: New Docking Methods, Expanded Force Field, and Python Bindings. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2021, 61
(8)
, 3891-3898. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00203
- Raghuram Srinivas, Niraj Verma, Elfi Kraka, Eric C. Larson. Deep Learning-Based Ligand Design Using Shared Latent Implicit Fingerprints from Collaborative Filtering. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2021, 61
(5)
, 2159-2174. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01355
- Hongyi Zhou, Hongnan Cao, Jeffrey Skolnick. FRAGSITE: A Fragment-Based Approach for Virtual Ligand Screening. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2021, 61
(4)
, 2074-2089. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01160
- Alexander C. Brueckner, Qiaolin Deng, Ann E. Cleves, Charles A. Lesburg, Juan C. Alvarez, Mikhail Y. Reibarkh, Edward C. Sherer, Ajay N. Jain. Conformational Strain of Macrocyclic Peptides in Ligand–Receptor Complexes Based on Advanced Refinement of Bound-State Conformers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021, 64
(6)
, 3282-3298. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02159
- Benjamin P. Brown, Jeffrey Mendenhall, Alexander R. Geanes, Jens Meiler. General Purpose Structure-Based Drug Discovery Neural Network Score Functions with Human-Interpretable Pharmacophore Maps. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2021, 61
(2)
, 603-620. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01001
- Yadan Huang, Xu-Nian Wu, Qian Zhou, Yinuo Wu, Dongxiao Zheng, Zhe Li, Lei Guo, Hai-Bin Luo. Rational Design of 2-Chloroadenine Derivatives as Highly Selective Phosphodiesterase 8A Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2020, 63
(24)
, 15852-15863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01573
- Ya Gao, Yichi Zhang, Fengshou Wu, Jianfeng Pei, Xiaogang Luo, Xiulian Ju, Chunqing Zhao, Genyan Liu. Exploring the Interaction Mechanism of Desmethyl-broflanilide in Insect GABA Receptors and Screening Potential Antagonists by In Silico Simulations. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2020, 68
(50)
, 14768-14780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05728
- Zheng Zhao, Philip E. Bourne. Structural Insights into the Binding Modes of Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases Using a Function-Site Interaction Fingerprint Method for RNA Virus Drug Discovery. Journal of Proteome Research 2020, 19
(11)
, 4698-4705. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00623
- Ann E. Cleves, Ajay N. Jain. Structure- and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening on DUD-E+: Performance Dependence on Approximations to the Binding Pocket. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60
(9)
, 4296-4310. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00115
- Lin Wei, Wuqiang Wen, Li Rao, Yunyuan Huang, Mengting Lei, Kai Liu, Saiya Hu, Rongrong Song, Yanliang Ren, Jian Wan. Cov_FB3D: A De Novo Covalent Drug Design Protocol Integrating the BA-SAMP Strategy and Machine-Learning-Based Synthetic Tractability Evaluation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60
(9)
, 4388-4402. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01197
- Santhosh Kumar Nagarajan, Sathya Babu, Honglae Sohn, Thirumurthy Madhavan. Molecular-Level Understanding of the Somatostatin Receptor 1 (SSTR1)–Ligand Binding: A Structural Biology Study Based on Computational Methods. ACS Omega 2020, 5
(33)
, 21145-21161. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c02847
- Mariia Radaeva, Xuesen Dong, Artem Cherkasov. The Use of Methods of Computer-Aided Drug Discovery in the Development of Topoisomerase II Inhibitors: Applications and Future Directions. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60
(8)
, 3703-3721. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00325
- Natesh Singh, Ludovic Chaput, Bruno O. Villoutreix. Fast Rescoring Protocols to Improve the Performance of Structure-Based Virtual Screening Performed on Protein–Protein Interfaces. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60
(8)
, 3910-3934. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00545
- Zheng Zhao, Philip E. Bourne. Revealing Acquired Resistance Mechanisms of Kinase-Targeted Drugs Using an on-the-Fly, Function-Site Interaction Fingerprint Approach. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2020, 16
(5)
, 3152-3161. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.9b01134
- Yan-Fa Yu, Chen Zhang, Yi-You Huang, Sirui Zhang, Qian Zhou, Xiangmin Li, Zengwei Lai, Zhe Li, Yuqi Gao, Yinuo Wu, Lei Guo, Deyan Wu, Hai-Bin Luo. Discovery and Optimization of Chromone Derivatives as Novel Selective Phosphodiesterase 10 Inhibitors. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020, 11
(7)
, 1058-1071. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00024
- Shaa Zhou, Fan-Fei Meng, Xue-Wen Hua, Yong-Hong Li, Bin Liu, Bao-Lei Wang, Jie Chen, An-Liang Chen, Zheng-Ming Li. Controllable Soil Degradation Rate of 5-Substituted Sulfonylurea Herbicides as Novel AHAS Inhibitors. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2020, 68
(10)
, 3017-3025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06679
- Mariana L. de Souza, Celso de Oliveira Rezende Junior, Rafaela S. Ferreira, Rocio Marisol Espinoza Chávez, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, Brian W. Slafer, Luma G. Magalhães, Renata Krogh, Glaucius Oliva, Fabio Cardoso Cruz, Luiz Carlos Dias, Adriano D. Andricopulo. Discovery of Potent, Reversible, and Competitive Cruzain Inhibitors with Trypanocidal Activity: A Structure-Based Drug Design Approach. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60
(2)
, 1028-1041. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00802
- Ming Wen, Ertao Li, Jinqiao Li, Qi Chen, Haifeng Zhou, Shuai Zhang, Kebin Li, Bingzhong Ren, Yinliang Wang, Jiao Yin. Molecular Characterization and Key Binding Sites of Sex Pheromone-Binding Proteins from the Meadow Moth, Loxostege sticticalis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2019, 67
(46)
, 12685-12695. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03235
- Lili Dong, Shengqiang Shen, Wei Chen, Dongdong Xu, Qing Yang, Huizhe Lu, Jianjun Zhang. Discovery of Novel Inhibitors Targeting Human O-GlcNAcase: Docking-Based Virtual Screening, Biological Evaluation, Structural Modification, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(10)
, 4374-4382. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00479
- Jaechang Lim, Seongok Ryu, Kyubyong Park, Yo Joong Choe, Jiyeon Ham, Woo Youn Kim. Predicting Drug–Target Interaction Using a Novel Graph Neural Network with 3D Structure-Embedded Graph Representation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(9)
, 3981-3988. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00387
- Zhijie Liu, Suresh B. Singh, Yajun Zheng, Peter Lindblom, Colin Tice, Chengguo Dong, Linghang Zhuang, Yi Zhao, Barbara A. Kruk, Deepak Lala, David A. Claremon, Gerard M. McGeehan, Richard D. Gregg, Robert Cain. Discovery of Potent Inhibitors of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Using a Novel Growth-Based Protocol of in Silico Screening and Optimization in CONTOUR. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(8)
, 3422-3436. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00198
- Duc Duy Nguyen, Guo-Wei Wei. AGL-Score: Algebraic Graph Learning Score for Protein–Ligand Binding Scoring, Ranking, Docking, and Screening. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(7)
, 3291-3304. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00334
- Jun Pei, Zheng Zheng, Hyunji Kim, Lin Frank Song, Sarah Walworth, Margaux R. Merz, Kenneth M. Merz, Jr.. Random Forest Refinement of Pairwise Potentials for Protein–Ligand Decoy Detection. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(7)
, 3305-3315. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00356
- Lin Wei, Bo Chi, Yanliang Ren, Li Rao, Jue Wu, Huan Shang, Jiaqi Liu, Yiting Xiao, Minghui Ma, Xin Xu, Jian Wan. Conformation Search Across Multiple-Level Potential-Energy Surfaces (CSAMP): A Strategy for Accurate Prediction of Protein–Ligand Binding Structures. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2019, 15
(7)
, 4264-4279. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01150
- Zheng Zhao, Lei Xie, Philip E. Bourne. Structural Insights into Characterizing Binding Sites in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase Mutants. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(1)
, 453-462. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00458
- Jonas Dittrich, Denis Schmidt, Christopher Pfleger, Holger Gohlke. Converging a Knowledge-Based Scoring Function: DrugScore2018. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2019, 59
(1)
, 509-521. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00582
- Shengnan Liu, Weijie Song, Xiangqian Gao, Yanxin Su, Emily Gao, Qingzhi Gao. Discovery of Nonpeptide, Reversible HER1/HER2 Dual-Targeting Small-Molecule Inhibitors as Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Efficient Tumor Detection, Diagnostic Imaging, and Drug Screening. Analytical Chemistry 2019, 91
(2)
, 1507-1515. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04633
- Evan N. Feinberg, Debnil Sur, Zhenqin Wu, Brooke E. Husic, Huanghao Mai, Yang Li, Saisai Sun, Jianyi Yang, Bharath Ramsundar, Vijay S. Pande. PotentialNet for Molecular Property Prediction. ACS Central Science 2018, 4
(11)
, 1520-1530. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.8b00507
- Xiaodong Ren, Yu-Sheng Shi, Yan Zhang, Bin Liu, Li-Hong Zhang, Yu-Bo Peng, Rui Zeng. Novel Consensus Docking Strategy to Improve Ligand Pose Prediction. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2018, 58
(8)
, 1662-1668. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00329
- Pei Zhou, Botong Li, Yumeng Yan, Bowen Jin, Libang Wang, Sheng-You Huang. Hierarchical Flexible Peptide Docking by Conformer Generation and Ensemble Docking of Peptides. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2018, 58
(6)
, 1292-1302. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00142
- Jialing Wang, Jiachen Zheng, Chunhui Huang, Jiaying Zhao, Jiajia Lin, Xuezhen Zhou, C. Benjamin Naman, Ning Wang, William H. Gerwick, Qinwen Wang, Xiaojun Yan, Wei Cui, Shan He. Eckmaxol, a Phlorotannin Extracted from Ecklonia maxima, Produces Anti-β-amyloid Oligomer Neuroprotective Effects Possibly via Directly Acting on Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2018, 9
(6)
, 1349-1356. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00527
- Zhe Wang, Yu Kang, Dan Li, Huiyong Sun, Xiaowu Dong, Xiaojun Yao, Lei Xu, Shan Chang, Youyong Li, Tingjun Hou. Benchmark Study Based on 2P2IDB to Gain Insights into the Discovery of Small-Molecule PPI Inhibitors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2018, 122
(9)
, 2544-2555. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b12658
- José Jiménez, Miha Škalič, Gerard Martínez-Rosell, and Gianni De Fabritiis . KDEEP: Protein–Ligand Absolute Binding Affinity Prediction via 3D-Convolutional Neural Networks. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2018, 58
(2)
, 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00650
- Nanyi Wang, Lirong Wang, and Xiang-Qun Xie . ProSelection: A Novel Algorithm to Select Proper Protein Structure Subsets for in Silico Target Identification and Drug Discovery Research. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(11)
, 2686-2698. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00277
- Yan-Fa Yu, Ya-Dan Huang, Chen Zhang, Xu-Nian Wu, Qian Zhou, Deyan Wu, Yinuo Wu, and Hai-Bin Luo . Discovery of Novel Pyrazolopyrimidinone Derivatives as Phosphodiesterase 9A Inhibitors Capable of Inhibiting Butyrylcholinesterase for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8
(11)
, 2522-2534. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00268
- Shaa Zhou, Xue-Wen Hua, Wei Wei, Yu-Cheng Gu, Xiao-Qing Liu, Jing-Huo Chen, Ming-Gui Chen, Yong-Tao Xie, Sha Zhou, Xiang-De Meng, Yan Zhang, Yong-Hong Li, Bao-Lei Wang, Hai-Bin Song, and Zheng-Ming Li . Research on Controllable Degradation of Novel Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Acidic and Alkaline Soils. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2017, 65
(35)
, 7661-7668. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03029
- Haresh Ajani, Adam Pecina, Saltuk M. Eyrilmez, Jindřich Fanfrlík, Susanta Haldar, Jan Řezáč, Pavel Hobza, and Martin Lepšík . Superior Performance of the SQM/COSMO Scoring Functions in Native Pose Recognition of Diverse Protein–Ligand Complexes in Cognate Docking. ACS Omega 2017, 2
(7)
, 4022-4029. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00503
- Chad M. Kormos, Pauline W. Ondachi, Scott P. Runyon, James B. Thomas, S. Wayne Mascarella, Ann M. Decker, Hernán A. Navarro, and F. Ivy Carroll . Simple Tetrahydroisoquinolines Are Potent and Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Antagonists. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2017, 8
(7)
, 742-745. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00115
- Xinya Han, Xiuyun Zhu, Zongqin Hong, Lin Wei, Yanliang Ren, Fen Wan, Shuaihua Zhu, Hao Peng, Li Guo, Li Rao, Lingling Feng, and Jian Wan . Structure-Based Rational Design of Novel Inhibitors Against Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase from Candida albicans. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(6)
, 1426-1438. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00763
- Pragati Agnihotri, Arjun K. Mishra, Shikha Mishra, Vijay Kumar Sirohi, Amogh A. Sahasrabuddhe, and J. Venkatesh Pratap . Identification of Novel Inhibitors of Leishmania donovani γ-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase Using Structure-Based Virtual Screening, Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and in Vitro Studies. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(4)
, 815-825. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00642
- Maxime Melikian, Baptiste Eluard, Gildas Bertho, Véronique Baud, and Nathalie Evrard-Todeschi . Model of the Interaction between the NF-κB Inhibitory Protein p100 and the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase β-TrCP based on NMR and Docking Experiments. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(2)
, 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00409
- Ido Y. Ben-Shalom, Stefania Pfeiffer-Marek, Karl-Heinz Baringhaus, and Holger Gohlke . Efficient Approximation of Ligand Rotational and Translational Entropy Changes upon Binding for Use in MM-PBSA Calculations. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(2)
, 170-189. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00373
- Chen Zhang, Ling-Jun Feng, Yiyou Huang, Deyan Wu, Zhe Li, Qian Zhou, Yinuo Wu, and Hai-Bin Luo . Discovery of Novel Phosphodiesterase-2A Inhibitors by Structure-Based Virtual Screening, Structural Optimization, and Bioassay. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2017, 57
(2)
, 355-364. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00551
- Zhong-Zhen Zhou, Yu-Fang Cheng, Zheng-Qiang Zou, Bing-Chen Ge, Hui Yu, Cang Huang, Hai-Tao Wang, Xue-Mei Yang, and Jiang-Ping Xu . Discovery of N-Alkyl Catecholamides as Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors with Anti-neuroinflammation Potential Exhibiting Antidepressant-like Effects at Non-emetic Doses. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8
(1)
, 135-146. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00271
- Charly Empereur-Mot, Jean-François Zagury, and Matthieu Montes . Screening Explorer–An Interactive Tool for the Analysis of Screening Results. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2016, 56
(12)
, 2281-2286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00283
- Ling Huang, Jiajia Lin, Siying Xiang, Kangrong Zhao, Jie Yu, Jiacheng Zheng, Daping Xu, Shinghung Mak, Shengquan Hu, Shehani Nirasha, Chuang Wang, Xiaowei Chen, Junfang Zhang, Shujun Xu, Xiaofei Wei, Zaijun Zhang, Dongsheng Zhou, Wenhua Zhou, Wei Cui, Yifan Han, Zhenyu Hu, and Qinwen Wang . Sunitinib, a Clinically Used Anticancer Drug, Is a Potent AChE Inhibitor and Attenuates Cognitive Impairments in Mice. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2016, 7
(8)
, 1047-1056. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00329
- Robert B. Murphy, Matthew P. Repasky, Jeremy R. Greenwood, Ivan Tubert-Brohman, Steven Jerome, Ramakrishna Annabhimoju, Nicholas A. Boyles, Christopher D. Schmitz, Robert Abel, Ramy Farid, and Richard A. Friesner . WScore: A Flexible and Accurate Treatment of Explicit Water Molecules in Ligand–Receptor Docking. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 59
(9)
, 4364-4384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00131
- Alexander Sebastian Hauser and Björn Windshügel . LEADS-PEP: A Benchmark Data Set for Assessment of Peptide Docking Performance. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2016, 56
(1)
, 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00234
- Flavio Ballante and Garland R. Marshall . An Automated Strategy for Binding-Pose Selection and Docking Assessment in Structure-Based Drug Design. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2016, 56
(1)
, 54-72. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00603
- Xinya Han, Xiuyun Zhu, Shuaihua Zhu, Lin Wei, Zongqin Hong, Li Guo, Haifeng Chen, Bo Chi, Yan Liu, Lingling Feng, Yanliang Ren, and Jian Wan . A Rational Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Structure–Activity Relationship Study of Novel Inhibitors against Cyanobacterial Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate Aldolase. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2016, 56
(1)
, 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00618
- Elbek K. Kurbanov, Ting-Lan Chiu, Jonathan Solberg, Subhashree Francis, Kimberly M. Maize, Jenna Fernandez, Rodney L. Johnson, Jon E. Hawkinson, Michael A. Walters, Barry C. Finzel, and Elizabeth Ambrose Amin . Probing the S2′ Subsite of the Anthrax Toxin Lethal Factor Using Novel N-Alkylated Hydroxamates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2015, 58
(21)
, 8723-8733. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01446
- Nathalie Lagarde, Jean-François Zagury, and Matthieu Montes . Benchmarking Data Sets for the Evaluation of Virtual Ligand Screening Methods: Review and Perspectives. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2015, 55
(7)
, 1297-1307. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00090
- Indrajit Saha, Benedykt Rak, Shib Sankar Bhowmick, Ujjwal Maulik, Debotosh Bhattacharjee, Uwe Koch, Michal Lazniewski, and Dariusz Plewczynski . Binding Activity Prediction of Cyclin-Dependent Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2015, 55
(7)
, 1469-1482. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500633c
- Nidhi Singh, Sameer Tiwari, Kishore K. Srivastava, and Mohammad Imran Siddiqi . Identification of Novel Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PknG Using Pharmacophore Based Virtual Screening, Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Their Biological Evaluation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2015, 55
(6)
, 1120-1129. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00150
- Xuben Hou, Jintong Du, Renshuai Liu, Yi Zhou, Minyong Li, Wenfang Xu, and Hao Fang . Enhancing the Sensitivity of Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening by Incorporating Customized ZBG Features: A Case Study Using Histone Deacetylase 8. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2015, 55
(4)
, 861-871. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500762z
- Kaapjoo Park, Byoung Moon Lee, Kwan Hoon Hyun, Taedong Han, Dong Hoon Lee, and Hyun Ho Choi . Design and Synthesis of Acetylenyl Benzamide Derivatives as Novel Glucokinase Activators for the Treatment of T2DM. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2015, 6
(3)
, 296-301. https://doi.org/10.1021/ml5004712
- Barbara Zarzycka, Tom Seijkens, Sander B. Nabuurs, Tina Ritschel, Jochen Grommes, Oliver Soehnlein, Roy Schrijver, Claudia M. van Tiel, Tilman M. Hackeng, Christian Weber, Fabian Giehler, Arnd Kieser, Esther Lutgens, Gert Vriend, and Gerry A. F. Nicolaes . Discovery of Small Molecule CD40–TRAF6 Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2015, 55
(2)
, 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500631e
- Santosh A. Khedkar, Xinghui Sun, Alan C. Rigby, and Mark W. Feinberg . Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors to Krüppel-like Factor 10 (KLF10): Implications for Modulation of T Regulatory Cell Differentiation. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2015, 58
(3)
, 1466-1478. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm5018187
- Katie J. Aldred, Heidi A. Schwanz, Gangqin Li, Benjamin H. Williamson, Sylvia A. McPherson, Charles L. Turnbough, Jr., Robert J. Kerns, and Neil Osheroff . Activity of Quinolone CP-115,955 Against Bacterial and Human Type II Topoisomerases Is Mediated by Different Interactions. Biochemistry 2015, 54
(5)
, 1278-1286. https://doi.org/10.1021/bi501073v
- Karl Drlica, Arkady Mustaev, Tyrell R. Towle, Gan Luan, Robert J. Kerns, and James M. Berger . Bypassing Fluoroquinolone Resistance with Quinazolinediones: Studies of Drug–Gyrase–DNA Complexes Having Implications for Drug Design. ACS Chemical Biology 2014, 9
(12)
, 2895-2904. https://doi.org/10.1021/cb500629k
- Nathalie Lagarde, Jean-François Zagury, and Matthieu Montes . Importance of the Pharmacological Profile of the Bound Ligand in Enrichment on Nuclear Receptors: Toward the Use of Experimentally Validated Decoy Ligands. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2014, 54
(10)
, 2915-2944. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500305c
- Joffrey Gabel, Jérémy Desaphy, and Didier Rognan . Beware of Machine Learning-Based Scoring Functions—On the Danger of Developing Black Boxes. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2014, 54
(10)
, 2807-2815. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500406k
- Takeshi Kawabata and Haruki Nakamura . 3D Flexible Alignment Using 2D Maximum Common Substructure: Dependence of Prediction Accuracy on Target-Reference Chemical Similarity. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2014, 54
(7)
, 1850-1863. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500006d
- Yan Li, Li Han, Zhihai Liu, and Renxiao Wang . Comparative Assessment of Scoring Functions on an Updated Benchmark: 2. Evaluation Methods and General Results. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2014, 54
(6)
, 1717-1736. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500081m
- Xiaofei Chen, Yan Cao, Hai Zhang, Zhenyu Zhu, Min Liu, Haibin Liu, Xuan Ding, Zhanying Hong, Wuhong Li, Diya Lv, Lirong Wang, Xianyi Zhuo, Junping Zhang, Xiang-Qun Xie, and Yifeng Chai . Comparative Normal/Failing Rat Myocardium Cell Membrane Chromatographic Analysis System for Screening Specific Components That Counteract Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Failure from Acontium carmichaeli. Analytical Chemistry 2014, 86
(10)
, 4748-4757. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac500287e
- Ting Yang, Qian Liu, Yaobang Cheng, Wei Cai, Yingli Ma, Liuqing Yang, Qianqian Wu, Lisa A. Orband-Miller, Ling Zhou, Zhijun Xiang, Melanie Huxdorf, Wei Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jia-Ning Xiang, Stewart Leung, Yang Qiu, Zhong Zhong, John D. Elliott, Xichen Lin, and Yonghui Wang . Discovery of Tertiary Amine and Indole Derivatives as Potent RORγt Inverse Agonists. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2014, 5
(1)
, 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1021/ml4003875
- Jad Rouhana, Francois Hoh, Sébastien Estaran, Corinne Henriquet, Yvan Boublik, Aziz Kerkour, Romain Trouillard, Jean Martinez, Martine Pugnière, André Padilla, and Alain Chavanieu . Fragment-Based Identification of a Locus in the Sec7 Domain of Arno for the Design of Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2013, 56
(21)
, 8497-8511. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm4009357
- Ivani Pauli, Ricardo N. dos Santos, Diana C. Rostirolla, Leonardo K. Martinelli, Rodrigo G. Ducati, Luís F. S. M. Timmers, Luiz A. Basso, Diógenes S. Santos, Rafael V. C. Guido, Adriano D. Andricopulo, and Osmar Norberto de Souza . Discovery of New Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis InhA Enzyme Using Virtual Screening and a 3D-Pharmacophore-Based Approach. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(9)
, 2390-2401. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400202t
- Kelly L. Damm-Ganamet, Richard D. Smith, James B. Dunbar, Jr., Jeanne A. Stuckey, and Heather A. Carlson . CSAR Benchmark Exercise 2011–2012: Evaluation of Results from Docking and Relative Ranking of Blinded Congeneric Series. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(8)
, 1853-1870. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400025f
- Khaled M. Elokely and Robert J. Doerksen . Docking Challenge: Protein Sampling and Molecular Docking Performance. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(8)
, 1934-1945. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400040d
- Chaoqian Cai, Jiayu Gong, Xiaofeng Liu, Daqi Gao, and Honglin Li . SimG: An Alignment Based Method for Evaluating the Similarity of Small Molecules and Binding Sites. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(8)
, 2103-2115. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400139j
- Jingrong Li, Nan Wu, Yuanxin Tian, Jiajie Zhang, and Shuguang Wu . Aminopyridyl/Pyrazinyl Spiro[indoline-3,4′-piperidine]-2-ones As Highly Selective and Efficacious c-Met/ALK Inhibitors. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2013, 4
(8)
, 806-810. https://doi.org/10.1021/ml400203d
- Ding Li, Xinya Han, Qidong Tu, Lingling Feng, Di Wu, Yao Sun, Haifeng Chen, Yongjian Li, Yanliang Ren, and Jian Wan . Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Novel Dual-Target Inhibitors against Cyanobacterial Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2013, 61
(31)
, 7453-7461. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf401939h
- G. Madhavi Sastry, V. S. Sandeep Inakollu, and Woody Sherman . Boosting Virtual Screening Enrichments with Data Fusion: Coalescing Hits from Two-Dimensional Fingerprints, Shape, and Docking. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(7)
, 1531-1542. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci300463g
- Claudia Beato, Andrea R. Beccari, Carlo Cavazzoni, Simone Lorenzi, and Gabriele Costantino . Use of Experimental Design To Optimize Docking Performance: The Case of LiGenDock, the Docking Module of Ligen, a New De Novo Design Program. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(6)
, 1503-1517. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400079k
- Zhao Li, Xiaohua Li, Xinghui Gao, Yangyang Zhang, Wen Shi, and Huimin Ma . Nitroreductase Detection and Hypoxic Tumor Cell Imaging by a Designed Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Probe, 7-[(5-Nitrofuran-2-yl)methoxy]-3H-phenoxazin-3-one. Analytical Chemistry 2013, 85
(8)
, 3926-3932. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac400750r
- Jérémy Desaphy, Eric Raimbaud, Pierre Ducrot, and Didier Rognan . Encoding Protein–Ligand Interaction Patterns in Fingerprints and Graphs. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(3)
, 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci300566n
- Marilia Valli, Ricardo N. dos Santos, Leandro D. Figueira, Cíntia H. Nakajima, Ian Castro-Gamboa, Adriano D. Andricopulo, and Vanderlan S. Bolzani . Development of a Natural Products Database from the Biodiversity of Brazil. Journal of Natural Products 2013, 76
(3)
, 439-444. https://doi.org/10.1021/np3006875
- Nesrine Ben Nasr, Hélène Guillemain, Nathalie Lagarde, Jean-François Zagury, and Matthieu Montes . Multiple Structures for Virtual Ligand Screening: Defining Binding Site Properties-Based Criteria to Optimize the Selection of the Query. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(2)
, 293-311. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci3004557
- Xuben Hou, Jintong Du, Jian Zhang, Lupei Du, Hao Fang, and Minyong Li . How to Improve Docking Accuracy of AutoDock4.2: A Case Study Using Different Electrostatic Potentials. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(1)
, 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci300417y
- Hongyi Zhou and Jeffrey Skolnick . FINDSITEcomb: A Threading/Structure-Based, Proteomic-Scale Virtual Ligand Screening Approach. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2013, 53
(1)
, 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci300510n
- Anshuman Dixit and Gennady M. Verkhivker . Integrating Ligand-Based and Protein-Centric Virtual Screening of Kinase Inhibitors Using Ensembles of Multiple Protein Kinase Genes and Conformations. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2012, 52
(10)
, 2501-2515. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci3002638
- Rima Chaudhuri, Hyun Lee, Lena Truong, Jaime Torres, Kavankumar Patel, and Michael E. Johnson . Identification of Non-Macrocyclic Small Molecule Inhibitors against the NS3/4A Serine Protease of Hepatitis C Virus through in Silico Screening. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2012, 52
(8)
, 2245-2256. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci300177p
- Ajay Srinivasan, Lirong Wang, Cari J. Cline, Zhaojun Xie, Robert W. Sobol, Xiang-Qun Xie, and Barry Gold . Identification and Characterization of Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease-1 Inhibitors. Biochemistry 2012, 51
(31)
, 6246-6259. https://doi.org/10.1021/bi300490r
- Hui Sun Lee, Sunhwan Jo, Hyun-Suk Lim, and Wonpil Im . Application of Binding Free Energy Calculations to Prediction of Binding Modes and Affinities of MDM2 and MDMX Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2012, 52
(7)
, 1821-1832. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci3000997