DockPro: a vr-based tool for protein-protein docking problem

Çakıcı, Serdar and Sümengen, Selçuk and Sezerman, Uğur and Balcısoy, Selim (2009) DockPro: a vr-based tool for protein-protein docking problem. International Journal of Virtual Reality, 8 (2). pp. 19-23.

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Abstract

Proteins are large molecules that are vital for all living organisms and they are essential components of many industrial products. The process of binding a protein to another is called protein-protein docking. Many automated algorithms have been proposed to find docking configurations that might yield promising protein-protein complexes. However, these automated methods are likely to come up with false positives and have high computational costs. Consequently, Virtual Reality has been used to take advantage of user's experience on the problem; and proposed applications can be further improved. Haptic devices have been used for molecular docking problems; but they are inappropriate for protein-protein docking due to their workspace limitations. Instead of haptic rendering of forces, we provide a novel visual feedback for simulating physicochemical forces of proteins. We propose an interactive 3D application, DockPro, which enables domain experts to come up with dockings of protein-protein couples by using magnetic trackers and gloves in front of a large display.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Medicine and Healthcare, Protein-Protein Docking, Virtual Reality
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Biological Sciences & Bio Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Computer Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Selim Balcısoy
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2008 11:36
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2019 11:54
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/10884

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