Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 23, 2026

Biosensor-based High Throughput Biopanning and Bioinformatics Analysis Strategy for the Global Validation of Drug-protein Interactions
Published on: December 1, 2020
Databases of protein-protein interactions and their use in drug discovery
Gloria Fuentes1, Julen Oyarzabal, Ana M Rojas
1Structural Computational Biology Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Proteins rarely act alone. With the development of experimental technologies, researchers have started to map the interactions of proteins in different organisms. The data gathered constitute potential frameworks for system-based drug discovery. The possibility of targeting protein-protein interactions with specific drugs raises expectations of huge impact in the therapeutics field, despite the large quantity of research still necessary to delineate the complete interactome of a single cell. This review summarizes some concepts relating to protein-protein interfaces in relation to drug discovery, and discusses studies aiming to develop protein-protein interaction modulators through the combination of in silico and in vitro screening experiments.
Related Concept Videos
Protein-protein Interfaces
Protein-Protein Interfaces
Protein Networks
These interactions can be represented through maps depicting protein-protein interaction networks, represented as nodes and edges. Nodes are circles that are representative of a protein,...
Protein Networks
These interactions can be represented through maps depicting protein-protein interaction networks, represented as nodes and edges. Nodes are circles that are representative of a protein,...
Ligand Binding Sites
Protein-ligand interactions are quite specific; even though numerous potential ligands surround a cellular protein at any given time, only a particular ligand can bind to that protein. Moreover, a ligand binds only to a dedicated area on the surface of the protein, known as the...
Protein-Drug Binding: Determination Methods
Indirect methods involve isolating the bound drug from its free form in biological samples such as blood, serum, or plasma. These techniques aim to measure the percentage of drugs bound to proteins. Equilibrium dialysis is a commonly used method where the free drug concentration at equilibrium is measured by separating the bound...
