Computational approaches to macromolecular interactions in the cell.

Abstract:

:Structural modeling of a cell is an evolving strategic direction in computational structural biology. It takes advantage of new powerful modeling techniques, deeper understanding of fundamental principles of molecular structure and assembly, and rapid growth of the amount of structural data generated by experimental techniques. Key modeling approaches to principal types of macromolecular assemblies in a cell already exist. The main challenge, along with the further development of these modeling approaches, is putting them together in a consistent, unified whole cell model. This opinion piece addresses the fundamental aspects of modeling macromolecular assemblies in a cell, and the state-of-the-art in modeling of the principal types of such assemblies.

journal_name

Curr Opin Struct Biol

authors

Vakser IA,Deeds EJ

doi

10.1016/j.sbi.2019.03.012

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-04-01 00:00:00

pages

59-65

eissn

0959-440X

issn

1879-033X

pii

S0959-440X(18)30213-6

journal_volume

55

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