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Structural Bioinformatics
Molecular Modeling How to Set Protonation States and Add Hydrogens to a Protein Before Docking or MD (PDB2PQR, PROPKA and H++) Crystal structures ship without hydrogens. Learn to predict pKa values with PROPKA, protonate with PDB2PQR or H++, and check the result before… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 14 min read Bioinformatics How to Dock a Multi-Epitope Vaccine Construct with TLR4: ClusPro, HDOCK and HADDOCK Compared Dock a screened vaccine construct against TLR4 the way a reviewer reads it: pick the PDB entry, prep the files, compare three… Ragini Mishra 16 min read Molecular Modeling UCSF ChimeraX Tutorial for Beginners: Load, Inspect and Clean a Protein Structure Learn UCSF ChimeraX in one sitting: fetch a PDB entry, master the 12 core commands, then clean the structure for docking or… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Updated Molecular Modeling How to Predict the Effect of a Mutation on Protein Stability (DynaMut2, mCSM and DDMut): A Step-by-Step Guide Predict how a point mutation changes protein stability with DynaMut2, mCSM and DDMut, and learn to read the ddG sign correctly before… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 17 min read Updated Molecular Modeling How to Do Protein-Protein Docking Online (ClusPro, HDOCK and HADDOCK): A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners Dock two proteins in a browser with ClusPro, HDOCK or HADDOCK. Prepare your files, run the job, and learn which model to… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 17 min read Updated Bioinformatics How to Download a Protein Structure from the RCSB PDB and Read the File Find, download, and actually read a protein structure from the RCSB PDB before you dock or run MD. Start your modelling workflow… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 9 min read Updated Molecular Modeling How to Align and Superimpose Two Protein Structures in PyMOL (align, super and cealign): A Step-by-Step Guide Learn to superimpose two proteins in PyMOL with align, super and cealign, read the RMSD, pick the right command, and fix zero-atom… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 10 min read Updated Molecular Modeling How to Choose a Protein Target and Ligands for a Molecular Docking Study (Step-by-Step) Pick a defensible protein target and ligand set before you open AutoDock Vina. Follow the step-by-step selection checklist that survives a viva. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Updated Molecular Modeling How to Make Publication-Quality Figures in PyMOL: Protein-Ligand Complexes, Step by Step Turn a docked pose into a figure your supervisor accepts. Real PyMOL commands for cartoon-plus-sticks, labelled H-bonds, and a 300 dpi ray-traced… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Updated Molecular Modeling AlphaFold vs Homology Modelling vs Experimental Structures: Which to Use, When Learn to choose between an experimental PDB structure, a SWISS-MODEL homology model, or AlphaFold for docking and MD, judged on coverage, confidence… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 10 min read Updated