LeDock
LeDock is a proprietary, flexible molecular docking software designed for the purpose of docking ligands with target proteins. It is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.[2][3][4]
Original author(s) | Lephar |
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Developer(s) | Hongtao Zhao |
Initial release | 12 June 2014 (Windows version)[1] |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Linux, macOS, and Windows |
Type | Molecular docking |
Website | www |
It can be ran as a standalone program or entirely from Jupyter notebook.[5] It supports only the Tripos Mol2 file format - which is a file format commonly used in computational chemistry and molecular modeling.[6]
Introduction
Methodology: LeDock utilizes a simulated annealing and genetic algorithm approach for facilitating the docking process of ligands with protein targets. The software employs a knowledge-based scoring scheme that is derived from extensive prospective virtual screening campaigns.[7][8][9][10][11] It is categorized as using a flexible docking method.[12]
Performance
Performance: In a comprehensive study involving 2002 protein-ligand complexes, LeDock demonstrated a notable level of accuracy in predicting molecular poses. Moreover, the Linux version offers command line tools to run high-throughput virtual screening of different large molecular libraries in the cloud.[2][13][6]
In a computational study screening for inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase B, LeDock demonstrated better performance than AutoDock Vina at reproducing experimental binding affinity data. When benchmarked on a set of 140 known gyrase inhibitors, the predicted binding energies from LeDock docking experiments showed a significantly higher correlation to experimental inhibition constant (pKi) values compared to Vina. Docking software efficacy varies by target site, so running experimental benchmarks when choosing a docking software is advised.[14]
A 2017 review evaluated the accuracy of different docking software on a diverse set of protein-ligand complexes. LeDock was able to effectively sample ligand conformational space and identify near-native binding poses for a significant proportion of the test cases. Its flexible docking protocol was pointed out as a key factor for accurate docking.[15]
See also
References
- "Lephar Research is pleased to announce the release of Windows version of LeDock". Lephar Research (Archived). 2014-06-12. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- Wang Z, Sun H, Yao X, Li D, Xu L, Li Y, Tian S, Hou T (2016). "Comprehensive evaluation of ten docking programs on a diverse set of protein-ligand complexes: the prediction accuracy of sampling power and scoring power". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18 (18): 12964–12975. Bibcode:2016PCCP...1812964W. doi:10.1039/C6CP01555G. PMID 27108770. S2CID 25603164 – via RSC Publishing.
- Zhao, Hongtao (2021). "User Guide for LeDock" (PDF). Lephar. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "Applications of LeDock Software". Computational Biology Platform. CD ComputaBio. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- Moreno, Angel J. Ruiz (2021-09-18). "Molecular Docking". Cheminformatics Workflows. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- "生信云实证Vol.12:王者带飞LeDock!开箱即用分子库+全流程自动" [Bioinformatics Cloud Proof Vol.12: Leading with LeDock! Plug-and-Play Molecular Library + Full Automated Workflow]. baijiahao.baidu.com. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- Zhao, Hongtao; Huang, Danzhi (2011-06-17). "Hydrogen Bonding Penalty upon Ligand Binding". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19923. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619923Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019923. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3117785. PMID 21698148.
- Zhao, Hongtao; Huang, Danzhi; Caflisch, Amedeo (2012-11-01). "Discovery of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors by Docking into an Inactive Kinase Conformation Generated by Molecular Dynamics". ChemMedChem. 7 (11): 1983–1990. doi:10.1002/cmdc.201200331. ISSN 1860-7187. PMID 22976951. S2CID 16545198.
- Zhao, Hongtao; Caflisch, Amedeo (2013-10-15). "Discovery of ZAP70 inhibitors by high-throughput docking into a conformation of its kinase domain generated by molecular dynamics". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23 (20): 5721–5726. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.009. PMID 23993776.
- Zhao, Hongtao; Caflisch, Amedeo (2014-03-15). "Discovery of dual ZAP70 and Syk kinases inhibitors by docking into a rare C-helix-out conformation of Syk". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24 (6): 1523–1527. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.01.083. PMID 24569110.
- Zhao, Hongtao; Gartenmann, Lisa; Dong, Jing; Spiliotopoulos, Dimitrios; Caflisch, Amedeo (2014-06-01). "Discovery of BRD4 bromodomain inhibitors by fragment-based high-throughput docking". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24 (11): 2493–2496. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.017. PMID 24767840.
- Fan, Jiyu; Fu, Ailing; Zhang, Le (2019). "Progress in molecular docking". Quantitative Biology. 7 (2): 83–89. doi:10.1007/s40484-019-0172-y. ISSN 2095-4689.
- Liu, Ni; Xu, Zhibin (2019-02-23). "Using LeDock as a docking tool for computational drug design". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 218 (1): 012143. Bibcode:2019E&ES..218a2143L. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/218/1/012143. ISSN 1755-1315.
- Arévalo, Juan Marcelo Carpio; Amorim, Juliana Carolina (2022-03-18). "Virtual screening, optimization and molecular dynamics analyses highlighting a pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline derivative as a potential inhibitor of DNA gyrase B of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 4742. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.4742A. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-08359-x. PMC 8933452. PMID 35304513.
- Pagadala, Nataraj S.; Syed, Khajamohiddin; Tuszynski, Jack (April 2017). "Software for molecular docking: a review". Biophysical Reviews. 9 (2): 91–102. doi:10.1007/s12551-016-0247-1. ISSN 1867-2450. PMC 5425816. PMID 28510083.