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CrypToth
CrypToth: Cryptic Pocket Detection through Mixed-Solvent Molecular Dynamics Simulations-Based Topological Data Analysis.
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2025.12.03
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Abstract
Some functional proteins undergo conformational changes to expose hidden binding sites when a binding molecule approaches their surface. Such binding sites are called cryptic sites and are important targets for drug discovery. However, it is still difficult to correctly predict cryptic sites. Therefore, we introduce an advanced method, CrypToth, for the precise identification of cryptic sites utilizing the topological data analysis such as persistent homology method. This method integrates topological data analysis and mixed-solvent molecular dynamics (MSMD) simulations. To identify hotspots corresponding to cryptic sites, we conducted MSMD simulations using six probes with different chemical properties: dimethyl ether, benzene, phenol, methyl imidazole, acetonitrile, and ethylene glycol. Subsequently, we applied our topological data analysis method to rank hotspots based on the possibility of harboring cryptic sites. Evaluation of CrypToth using nine target proteins containing well-defined cryptic sites revealed its superior performance compared with recent machine-learning methods. As a result, in seven of nine cases, hotspots associated with cryptic sites were ranked the highest. CrypToth can explore hotspots on the protein surface favorable to ligand binding using MSMD simulations with six different probes and then identify hotspots corresponding to cryptic sites by assessing the protein's conformational variability using the topological data analysis. This synergistic approach facilitates the prediction of cryptic sites with a high accuracy.
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CrypToth: Cryptic Pocket Detection through Mixed-Solvent Molecular Dynamics Simulations-Based Topological Data Analysis
Jun Koseki,Chie Motono,Keisuke Yanagisawa,Genki Kudo,Ryunosuke Yoshino,Takatsugu Hirokawa,Kenichiro ImaiJournal of Chemical Information and Modeling2025
Cited by 1 articles
CrypTothML: An Integrated Mixed-Solvent Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Machine Learning Approach for Cryptic Site Prediction
Chie Motono, Keisuke Yanagisawa, Jun Koseki, Kenichiro Imai International Journal of Molecular Sciences2025
PMID:40429853
PMCID:PMC12112718
Impact Factor:5.6
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Protein structure analysis
Molecular dynamics
Structure prediction
Protein interactions
Machine learning
Pathway or network prediction
Systems Biology & Omics
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