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HADDOCK3: A modular and versatile platform for integrative modelling of biomolecular complexes

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HADDOCK is a widely used resource for integrative modelling of a variety of biomolecular complexes that is able to incorporate experimental knowledge into physics-based calculations during complex prediction, refinement, scoring and analysis. Here we introduce HADDOCK3, the new modular version of the program, in which the original, parameterisable albeit rigid pipeline has been first broken down in a catalogue of independent modules and then enriched with powerful analysis tools and third-party integrations. Thanks to this increased flexibility, HADDOCK3 can now handle multiple integrative modelling scenarios, providing a valuable, physics-based tool to enrich and complement the predictions made by machine learning algorithms in the post-AlphaFold era. We present examples of successful applications of HADDOCK3 that were not feasible with the previous versions of HADDOCK, highlighting its expanded capabilities. The HADDOCK3 software source code is freely available from the GitHub repository ( https://github.com/haddocking/haddock3 ) and comes with an online user guide ( www.bonvinlab.org/haddock3-user-manual ). All example data described in this manuscript are available at https://github.com/haddocking/haddock3-paper-data .

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Authors
Giulini, M., Reys, V., Teixeira, J. M. C., Jiménez-García, B., Honorato, R. V., Kravchenko, A., Xu, X., Versini, R., Engel, A., Verhoeven, S., & Bonvin, A. M. J. J.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science - Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Netherlands eScience Center (NL)
Corresponding author
Bonvin, Alexandre M.J.J.
Venue
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2025-05-07
Volume
65
Issue
13
Pages
7315-7324
ISSN
1549-9596 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4411370561
Cited by
51
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 39 · 2025: 11
FWCI
15.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Horizon Europe (BioExcel 823830)
  • European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (BioExcel 101093290)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Drug Discovery › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
HADDOCK3, integrative modeling, biomolecular complexes, protein-protein interaction, docking, refinement, scoring
MeSH terms
Models, Molecular, Proteins, Software

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