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AgAnt: A computational tool to assess Agonist/Antagonist mode of interaction

Aggarwal, B.; Ray, A.

2021-11-13 bioinformatics
10.1101/2021.11.11.468208 bioRxiv
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Activity modulation of proteins is an essential biochemical process in cell. The interplay of the protein, as receptor, and its corresponding ligand dictates the functional effect. An agonist molecule when bound to a receptor produces a response within the cell while an antagonist will block the binding site/produce the opposite effect of that of an agonist. Complexity grows with scenarios where some ligands might act as an agonist in certain conditions while as an antagonist in others [1, 3]. It is imperative to decipher the receptor-ligand functional effect for understanding native biochemical processes as well as for drug discovery. Experimental activity determination is a time extensive process and computational solution towards prediction of activity specific to the receptor-ligand interaction would be of wide interest.

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