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most citedElectrostatic complementarity at the interface drives transient protein-protein interactions

58 citations · 73 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

q-bio.PE2026

How genome redundancy can promote evolutionary innovation

Domenico Caudo, Mattia Miotto, Giancarlo Ruocco +1

Polyploidy is defined as the existence of more than two complete sets of homologous chromosomes. Despite it being a widespread phenomenon across the tree of life, its role as eithe…

physics.bio-ph2026

Deciphering the chemical grammar of protein-RNA condensates

Greta Grassmann, Giancarlo Ruocco, Mattia Miotto

Biomolecular phase separation is typically attributed to the polymer physics of long, disordered chains. However, the underlying chemical grammar, i.e. the specific interactions be…

q-bio.BM2025★ 1 cited

Insights into the role of dynamical features in protein complex formation: the case of SARS-CoV-2 spike binding with ACE2

Greta Grassmann, Mattia Miotto, Francesca Alessandrini +4

The functionality of protein-protein complexes is closely tied to the strength of their interactions, making the evaluation of binding affinity a central focus in structural biolog…

q-bio.BM2024★ 2 cited

Compact assessment of molecular surface complementarities enhances neural network-aided prediction of key binding residues

Greta Grassmann, Lorenzo Di Rienzo, Giancarlo Ruocco +2

Predicting interactions between biomolecules, such as protein-protein complexes, remains a challenging problem. Despite the many advancements done so far, the performances of docki…

q-bio.BM2022★ 58 cited

Electrostatic complementarity at the interface drives transient protein-protein interactions

Greta Grassmann, Lorenzo Di Rienzo, Giorgio Gosti +4

Understanding the molecular mechanisms driving the binding between bio-molecules is a crucial challenge in molecular biology. In this respect, characteristics like the preferential…

physics.bio-ph2021★ 12 cited

A computational approach to investigate TDP-43 C-terminal fragments aggregation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Greta Grassmann, Mattia Miotto, Lorenzo Di Rienzo +7

Many of the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathological aggregation of proteins observed in neurodegenerative diseases are still not fully understood. Among the diseases assoc…

physics.bio-ph2021

New algorithm to determine a minimal representation of the molecular surface

Greta Grassmann, Mattia Miotto, Lorenzo Di Rienzo +3

Most proteins perform their biological function by interacting with one or more molecular partners. In this respect, characterizing the features of the molecular surface, especiall…