Interactive flexible-receptor molecular docking in VR using DockIT

Iakovou, Georgios, Laycock, Stephen D. and Hayward, Steven ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-2604 (2022) Interactive flexible-receptor molecular docking in VR using DockIT. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 62 (23). 5855–5861. ISSN 1549-9596

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Abstract

Interactive docking enables the user to guide and control the docking of two biomolecules into a binding pose. It is of particular use when the binding site is known and is thought to be applicable to structure-based drug design (SBDD) and educating students about biomolecular interactions. For SBDD, it enables expertise and intuition to be brought to bear in the drug design process. In education, it can teach students about the most basic level of biomolecular function. Here, we introduce DockIT for virtual reality (VR) that uses a VR headset and hand-held controllers. Using the method of linear response on explicit solvent molecular dynamics simulations, DockIT can model both global and local conformational changes within the receptor due to forces of interaction with the ligand. It has real-time flexible molecular surface rendering and can show the real-time formation and breaking of hydrogen bonds, both between the ligand and receptor and within the receptor itself as it smoothly changes conformation.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Software Download: DockIT is available at http://www.haptimol.co.uk/downloads.htm
Uncontrolled Keywords: chemistry(all),chemical engineering(all),computer science applications,library and information sciences ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1600
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Interactive Graphics and Audio
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Computational Biology
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2022 10:30
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2024 03:22
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89674
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c01274

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