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ChemEM: Flexible Docking of Small Molecules in Cryo-EM Structures.


ABSTRACT: Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), through resolution advancements, has become pivotal in structure-based drug discovery. However, most cryo-EM structures are solved at 3-4 Å resolution, posing challenges for small-molecule docking and structure-based virtual screening due to issues in the precise positioning of ligands and the surrounding side chains. We present ChemEM, a software package that employs cryo-EM data for the accurate docking of one or multiple ligands in a protein-binding site. Validated against a highly curated benchmark of high- and medium-resolution cryo-EM structures and the corresponding high-resolution controls, ChemEM displayed impressive performance, accurately placing ligands in all but one case, often surpassing cryo-EM PDB-deposited solutions. Even without including the cryo-EM density, the ChemEM scoring function outperformed the well-established AutoDock Vina score. Using ChemEM, we illustrate that valuable information can be extracted from maps at medium resolution and underline the utility of cryo-EM structures for drug discovery.

SUBMITTER: Sweeney A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788898 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ChemEM: Flexible Docking of Small Molecules in Cryo-EM Structures.

Sweeney Aaron A   Mulvaney Thomas T   Maiorca Mauro M   Topf Maya M  

Journal of medicinal chemistry 20231229 1


Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), through resolution advancements, has become pivotal in structure-based drug discovery. However, most cryo-EM structures are solved at 3-4 Å resolution, posing challenges for small-molecule docking and structure-based virtual screening due to issues in the precise positioning of ligands and the surrounding side chains. We present ChemEM, a software package that employs cryo-EM data for the accurate docking of one or multiple ligands in a protein-binding site. V  ...[more]

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