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Development and Validation of a Novel Protein−Ligand Fingerprint To Mine Chemogenomic Space: Application to G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Their Ligands

The present study introduces a novel low-dimensionality fingerprint encoding both ligand and target properties which is suitable to mine protein−ligand chemogenomic space.

Weill, N.

Conformationally constrained opioid ligands: The Dmt-Aba and Dmt-Aia versus Dmt-Tic scaffold

Replacement of the constrained phenylalanine analogue 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (Tic) in the opioid Dmt-Tic-Gly-NH-Bn scaffold by the …

Ballet, S.

Customizing G Protein-coupled receptor models for structure-based virtual screening.

This review will focus on the construction, refinement, and validation of G Protein-coupled receptor models for the purpose of structure-based virtual screening.

De Graaf, C.

Small Neutralizing Molecules to Inhibit Actions of the Chemokine CXCL12

The chemokine CXCL12 and the receptor CXCR4 play pivotal roles in normal vascular and neuronal development, in inflammatory responses, and in infectious diseases and cancer.

Hachet-Haas, M.

Selective Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Full and Partial Agonists of the β2 Adrenergic Receptor

The recently solved high-resolution X-ray structure of the β2 adrenergic receptor has been challenged for its ability to discriminate inverse agonists/antagonists from partial/full …

De Graaf, C.

Hot-Spots-Guided Receptor-Based Pharmacophores (HS-Pharm): A Knowledge-Based Approach to Identify Ligand-Anchoring Atoms in Protein Cavities and Prioritize Structure-Based Pharmacophores

The design of biologically active compounds from ligand-free protein structures using a structure-based approach is still a major challenge.

Barillari, C.

Ranking Targets in Structure-Based Virtual Screening of Three-Dimensional Protein Libraries: Methods and Problems

Structure-based virtual screening is a promising tool to identify putative targets for a specific ligand.

Kellenberger, E.

Molecular modeling of the second extracellular loop of G-protein coupled receptors and its implication on structure-based virtual screening

The current study describes the validation of high-throughput modeling procedures for the construction of the second extracellular loop (ecl2) of all nonolfactory human G …

Graaf, C.

How to measure the similarity between protein ligand-binding sites?

Quantification of local similarity between protein 3D structures is a promising tool in computer-aided drug design and prediction of biological function.

Kellenberger, E.