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David Robert WestheadProfessor of Bioinformatics, University of Leeds Verified email at leeds.ac.uk Cited by 9354 |
Flexible docking using Tabu search and an empirical estimate of binding affinity
…, CW Murray, DE Clark, DR Westhead… - Proteins: Structure …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
This article describes the implementation of a new docking approach. The method uses a
Tabu search methodology to dock flexibly ligand molecules into rigid receptor structures. It …
Tabu search methodology to dock flexibly ligand molecules into rigid receptor structures. It …
Improved prediction of protein–protein binding sites using a support vector machines approach
JR Bradford, DR Westhead - Bioinformatics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: Structural genomics projects are beginning to produce protein structures with
unknown function, therefore, accurate, automated predictors of protein function are required if …
unknown function, therefore, accurate, automated predictors of protein function are required if …
[HTML][HTML] A primer on learning in Bayesian networks for computational biology
…, JR Bradford, AJ Bulpitt, DR Westhead - PLoS computational …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Bayesian networks (BNs) provide a neat and compact representation for expressing joint
probability distributions (JPDs) and for inference. They are becoming increasingly important in …
probability distributions (JPDs) and for inference. They are becoming increasingly important in …
[HTML][HTML] Gene-expression profiling of bortezomib added to standard chemoimmunotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (REMoDL-B): an open-label, randomised …
Background Biologically distinct subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma can be identified
using gene-expression analysis to determine their cell of origin, corresponding to germinal …
using gene-expression analysis to determine their cell of origin, corresponding to germinal …
[PDF][PDF] Dynamic gene regulatory networks drive hematopoietic specification and differentiation
Metazoan development involves the successive activation and silencing of specific gene
expression programs and is driven by tissue-specific transcription factors programming the …
expression programs and is driven by tissue-specific transcription factors programming the …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular high-grade B-cell lymphoma: defining a poor-risk group that requires different approaches to therapy
Purpose Biologic heterogeneity is a feature of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and
the existence of a subgroup with poor prognosis and phenotypic proximity to Burkitt …
the existence of a subgroup with poor prognosis and phenotypic proximity to Burkitt …
Ligand binding: functional site location, similarity and docking
…, ND Gold, RM Jackson, DR Westhead - Current opinion in …, 2003 - Elsevier
Computational methods for the detection and characterisation of protein ligand-binding sites
have increasingly become an area of interest now that large amounts of protein structural …
have increasingly become an area of interest now that large amounts of protein structural …
RUNX1 reshapes the epigenetic landscape at the onset of haematopoiesis
…, M Wu, DG Tenen, DR Westhead… - The EMBO …, 2012 - embopress.org
Cell fate decisions during haematopoiesis are governed by lineage‐specific transcription
factors, such as RUNX1, SCL/TAL1, FLI1 and C/EBP family members. To gain insight into how …
factors, such as RUNX1, SCL/TAL1, FLI1 and C/EBP family members. To gain insight into how …
[PDF][PDF] Identification of a dynamic core transcriptional network in t (8; 21) AML that regulates differentiation block and self-renewal
Oncogenic transcription factors such as RUNX1/ETO, which is generated by the chromosomal
translocation t(8;21), subvert normal blood cell development by impairing differentiation …
translocation t(8;21), subvert normal blood cell development by impairing differentiation …
PRO_LIGAND: An approach to de novo molecular design. 1. Application to the design of organic molecules
…, B Robson, B Waszkowycz, DR Westhead - Journal of computer …, 1995 - Springer
An approach to de novo molecular design, PRO_LIGAND, has been developed that, in the
environment of a large, integrated molecular design and simulation system, provides a …
environment of a large, integrated molecular design and simulation system, provides a …