Abstract
We describe a modular approach to identify and inhibit protein–protein interactions (PPIs) that are mediated by protein secondary and tertiary structures with rationally designed peptidomimetics. Our analysis begins with entries of high-resolution complexes in the Protein Data Bank and utilizes conformational sampling, scoring, and design capabilities of advanced biomolecular modeling software to develop peptidomimetics.
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Watkins, A.M., Bonneau, R., Arora, P.S. (2017). Modeling and Design of Peptidomimetics to Modulate Protein–Protein Interactions. In: Schueler-Furman, O., London, N. (eds) Modeling Peptide-Protein Interactions. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1561. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6798-8_17
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