User profiles for David R. Westhead

David Robert Westhead

Professor 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 …

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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Gene-expression profiling of bortezomib added to standard chemoimmunotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (REMoDL-B): an open-label, randomised …

…, MA Care, G Griffiths, MQ Du, DR Westhead… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic gene regulatory networks drive hematopoietic specification and differentiation

…, SA Assi, P Cauchy, M Hoogenkamp, DR Westhead… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Metazoan development involves the successive activation and silencing of specific gene
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

…, MQ Du, PWM Johnson, DR Westhead - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of a dynamic core transcriptional network in t (8; 21) AML that regulates differentiation block and self-renewal

…, D Williamson, M Wu, DG Tenen, S Ott, DR Westhead… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
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 …

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 …