
AbstractProteins are capable of highly specific interactions and are responsible for a wide range of functions, making them attractive in the pursuit of new therapeutic options. Previous studies focusing on overall geometry of protein–protein interfaces, however, concluded that PPI interfaces were generally flat. More recently, this idea has been challenged by their structural and thermodynamic characterisation, suggesting the existence of concave binding sites that are closer in character to traditional small-molecule binding sites, rather than exhibiting complete flatness. Here, we present a large-scale analysis of binding geometry and physicochemical properties of all protein–protein interfaces available in the Protein Data Bank. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the protein–protein interface landscape, including evidence that even for overall larger, more flat interfaces that utilize discontinuous interacting regions, small and potentially druggable pockets are utilized at binding sites.
570, Binding Sites, 1312 Molecular Biology, Proteins, Review, 540, 1710 Information Systems, Databases, Protein, Molecular Biology, Information Systems, Protein Binding
570, Binding Sites, 1312 Molecular Biology, Proteins, Review, 540, 1710 Information Systems, Databases, Protein, Molecular Biology, Information Systems, Protein Binding
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