A Web Interface for Easy Flexible Protein-protein Docking with ATTRACT

Overview

Journal Biophys J

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2015 Feb 5

PMID 25650913

Citations 35

Authors

Sjoerd J de Vries

Christina E M Schindler

Isaure Chauvot de Beauchene

Martin Zacharias

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Abstract

Protein-protein docking programs can give valuable insights into the structure of protein complexes in the absence of an experimental complex structure. Web interfaces can facilitate the use of docking programs by structural biologists. Here, we present an easy web interface for protein-protein docking with the ATTRACT program. While aimed at nonexpert users, the web interface still covers a considerable range of docking applications. The web interface supports systematic rigid-body protein docking with the ATTRACT coarse-grained force field, as well as various kinds of protein flexibility. The execution of a docking protocol takes up to a few hours on a standard desktop computer.

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