Interacciones de Puntos Calientes entre Dos Moléculas Fab en Simulaciones de Dinámica Molecular Mejoran los Modelos

Yuhan Wang1, Hywel D Williams2, Duygu Dikicioglu1

  • 1Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London Wc1e 6bt, U.K.

Molecular pharmaceutics
|February 9, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Identificar sitios de interacción clave en las interacciones proteína-proteína (IPP) es crucial. Este estudio revela que los sitios de contacto persistentes, no solo las interacciones superficiales, son vitales para predecir la agregación de proteínas y guiar la ingeniería de proteínas para mejorar la estabilidad.

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