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Unveiling the molecular mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibition from 137 crystal structures using algebraic topology and deep learning
Integrates algebraic topology and deep learning (MathDL) to predict binding affinities and rank 137 SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitor structures, revealing key binding sites and interactions.
Duc Nguyen
Kaifu Gao
Jiahui Chen
Rui Wang
Guo-Wei Wei
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AGL-Score: Algebraic Graph Learning Score for Protein–Ligand Binding Scoring, Ranking, Docking, and Screening
The AGL-Score models proposed in this study utilize algebraic graph learning to encode molecular information, significantly outperforming existing scoring functions in protein-ligand binding tasks.
Duc Nguyen
Guo-Wei Wei
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DG-GL: Differential geometry-based geometric learning of molecular datasets
Proposes a differential geometry-based geometric learning (DG-GL) strategy to encode molecular structures into low-dimensional manifolds for accurate prediction of drug discovery-related properties.
Duc Nguyen
Guo-Wei Wei
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Generative network complex (GNC) for drug discovery
Proposes a Generative Network Complex (GNC) platform that combines deep learning models to design novel compounds, predict their properties, and evaluate druggability.
Christopher Grow
Kaifu Gao
Duc Nguyen
Guo-Wei Wei
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Mathematical deep learning for pose and binding affinity prediction and ranking in D3R Grand Challenges
Integrates advanced mathematics and deep learning to construct models that achieved top rankings in pose prediction and binding affinity estimation in D3R Grand Challenges.
Duc Nguyen
Zixuan Cang
Kedi Wu
Menglun Wang
Yin Cao
Guo-Wei Wei
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Rigidity Strengthening: A Mechanism for Protein–Ligand Binding
This research demonstrates that protein rigidity strengthening is a key mechanism in protein-ligand binding and utilizes this insight to improve binding affinity predictions.
Duc Nguyen
Tian Xiao
Menglun Wang
Guo-Wei Wei
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Accurate, robust, and reliable calculations of Poisson–Boltzmann binding energies
This study investigates the grid dependence of the MIBPB solver, determining that a 0.6 Å grid spacing ensures accurate and reliable calculations for electrostatic solvation and binding free energies.
Duc Nguyen
Bao Wang
Guo-Wei Wei
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Feature functional theory–binding predictor (FFT–BP) for the blind prediction of binding free energies
This paper presents the Feature Functional Theory–Binding Predictor (FFT–BP), which combines microscopic feature vectors with machine learning to accurately predict protein-ligand binding affinities.
Bao Wang
Zhixiong Zhao
Duc Nguyen
Guo-Wei Wei
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The impact of surface area, volume, curvature, and Lennard–Jones potential to solvation modeling
This work explores the impact of geometric features and Lennard–Jones potential on solvation free energy, constructing robust nonpolar solvation models that incorporate surface curvature.
Duc Nguyen
Guo-Wei Wei
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Generalized flexibility-rigidity index
This work introduces generalized flexibility-rigidity index (gFRI) methods that utilize new rigidity and flexibility formulations to significantly outperform classic models in protein B-factor prediction.
Duc Nguyen
Kelin Xia
Guo-Wei Wei
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