Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
State Key Lab of CAD&CG, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2019 Jul 2;47(W1):W322-W330. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz397.
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play an important role in the different functions of cells, but accurate prediction of the three-dimensional structures for PPIs is still a notoriously difficult task. In this study, HawkDock, a free and open accessed web server, was developed to predict and analyze the structures of PPIs. In the HawkDock server, the ATTRACT docking algorithm, the HawkRank scoring function developed in our group and the MM/GBSA free energy decomposition analysis were seamlessly integrated into a multi-functional platform. The structures of PPIs were predicted by combining the ATTRACT docking and the HawkRank re-scoring, and the key residues for PPIs were highlighted by the MM/GBSA free energy decomposition. The molecular visualization was supported by 3Dmol.js. For the structural modeling of PPIs, HawkDock could achieve a better performance than ZDOCK 3.0.2 in the benchmark testing. For the prediction of key residues, the important residues that play an essential role in PPIs could be identified in the top 10 residues for ∼81.4% predicted models and ∼95.4% crystal structures in the benchmark dataset. To sum up, the HawkDock server is a powerful tool to predict the binding structures and identify the key residues of PPIs. The HawkDock server is accessible free of charge at http://cadd.zju.edu.cn/hawkdock/.
蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPIs)在细胞的不同功能中发挥着重要作用,但准确预测 PPI 的三维结构仍然是一项极具挑战性的任务。在本研究中,开发了一个免费且开放访问的 HawkDock 网络服务器,用于预测和分析 PPI 的结构。在 HawkDock 服务器中,无缝集成了 ATTRACT 对接算法、我们小组开发的 HawkRank 评分函数以及 MM/GBSA 自由能分解分析,形成了一个多功能平台。通过结合 ATTRACT 对接和 HawkRank 重新评分来预测 PPI 的结构,并通过 MM/GBSA 自由能分解突出 PPI 的关键残基。3Dmol.js 支持分子可视化。对于 PPI 的结构建模,HawkDock 在基准测试中的性能优于 ZDOCK 3.0.2。对于关键残基的预测,在基准数据集的约 81.4%预测模型和约 95.4%晶体结构中,能够在排名前 10 的残基中识别出在 PPI 中起关键作用的重要残基。总之,HawkDock 服务器是一个强大的工具,可用于预测 PPI 的结合结构并识别关键残基。HawkDock 服务器可免费访问,网址为 http://cadd.zju.edu.cn/hawkdock/。