In Silico Modeling of PROTAC-Mediated Ternary Complexes: Validation and Application
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In this work, four methods are described and validated for generating in silico ensembles of PROTAC-mediated ternary complexes. Filters based on characteristics of the proposed ternary complexes are developed to identify those that resemble known crystal structures. We then show how to use these modeling techniques a priori to discriminate the PROTAC-mediated degradation behavior of a mutant protein vs its wild type, of three closely related targets, and among three different PROTAC molecules.
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Drummond and Williams proposed four methods combining linker conformational searches with protein-protein docking, leading to virtual models of ternary complexes resembling known crystal structures.
“Soon after, Drummond and Williams proposed four methods that combined linker conformational searches with protein-protein docking, leading to virtual models of ternary complexes that resembled known crystal structures.174,175”
From Chasing molecular glue degraders: screening approaches (2022) · cites this paper as [175]
Attempts to predict protein interfaces via docking simulations have been reported, but the discovery of PROTACs remains empirical at this time.
“Attempts to predict protein interfaces via docking simulations were recently reported 46,53 , but the discovery of PROTACs remains empirical at this time.”
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- Authors
- Drummond, M. L., & Williams, C. I.
- Affiliations
- Chemical Computing Group, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2R7, Canada
- Corresponding author
- Drummond, Michael L.
- Venue
- Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2019-02-04
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1634-1644
- ISSN
- 1549-9596 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-960X
- OpenAlex
- W2913446986
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 5.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Keywords
- PROTACs, ternary complex, protein degradation, in silico modeling, molecular ensembles, protein mutants
- MeSH terms
- Computer Simulation, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Protein Conformation, Reproducibility of Results, Small Molecule Libraries, Proteolysis
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