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Structuralbioinfo 2025 upgrades
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For the mouse MDM2 protein, it shows that it contains a *SWIB* domain and two *zinc fingers* and that it interacts with proteins such as USP2, PYHIN1, RFFL, RNF34, among others.
Additional information displayed in the text offers additional insights on binding partners and interfaces.

<a class="prompt prompt-question">
Which region(s) of MDM2 bind p53 and which of those bind to the trans-activation domain?
</a>

From the introduction, you know that our region of interest in MDM2 interacts with the
trans-activation region of p53 and does _not_ ubiquitinate it.
The small print under the "Domain" header gives clues regarding possible p53 interfaces:
"Region I is sufficient for binding p53";
"Region I (1-110) is sufficient for binding p53";
"the RING finger domain [...] is also essential for [MDM2] ubiquitin ligase E3 activity toward p53".
It seems, therefore, that _Region I_ is our modelling target, but besides this annotation, it
After, in the **Family and domain databases** sub-section,
have a look at [Pfam PF02201](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry/pfam/PF02201/) or [InterPro IPR003121](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry/InterPro/IPR003121/) entries to get more information about the composition of the first Region (1-110).

<a class="prompt prompt-question">
Which region(s)/domains(s) of MDM2 bind p53 and which of those bind to the trans-activation domain?
</a>

It seems, therefore, that the _SWIB_ domain is our modelling target, but besides this annotation, it
is not listed anywhere on the UniProt page. While this mystery has plenty of possible solutions,
the easiest of which would be to search for a publication on the MDM2 domain organisation.
Keep to the UniProt page to find an answer.
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Thus, the closes homologues should reach the lowest interface conservation values in the highest possible identity cut-off.


<a class="prompt prompt-question">
Which template(s) show the evolutionary most conserved interface? Is this good?
</a>

In the **Sequence Similarity** plot, templates are clustered by their sequence identity and are represented by circles.
Thus, templates with high sequence identity form clusters further away from clusters of lower sequence identity.
The distance between templates is proportional to the sequence identity between them.
You can see the name and the structure of each template by hovering over with your mouse.

<a class="prompt prompt-question">
Which templates show the evolutionary most conserved interface? Is this good?
</a>


If one selects multiple templates by checking the window in the **Templates** tab, their sequence alignment is shown in **Alignment of Selected Templates**.
By clicking on the `More` button, one can see the complete list of templates not shown in this preview, download the Template Search Log or PDB structures of selected templates.
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$$
\begin{equation}
\frac{\delta^2 x_{i}}{\delta t^2} = \frac{F_{x_{i}}}{m_i}
\frac{d^2 x_{i}}{d t^2} = \frac{F_{x_{i}}}{m_i}
\end{equation}
$$

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acceleration of the atoms and combine these with their positions and velocities at time $$ t $$ to
yield a new set of positions and velocities. The _time_ between the old and new positions is fixed
and parametrized at the beginning of the simulation. In biomolecular simulations, the time step
($$ \delta t $$) is usually set to 2 femtoseconds (*fs*), which is large enough to sample significant dynamics
($$ \Delta t $$) is usually set to 2 femtoseconds (*fs*), which is large enough to sample significant dynamics
but not as large as to cause problems during the calculations. Too big of a time step can lead to severe issues, such as two atoms
overlooking each other, or even end up overlapping! At $$ t + \delta t $$, a new set of forces is
overlooking each other, or even end up overlapping! At $$ t + \Delta t $$, a new set of forces is
calculated and so on. The simulation finishes only when there have been enough steps to reach the
desired simulation time. Besides all these calculations, biomolecular simulations try to also
simulate the conditions inside cells, namely regarding temperature and pressure. There are special
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</a>

<a class="prompt prompt-info">
Run the production MD! This will take a few hours to complete.
Run the production MD! This will take some time, from a few hours to a few days - depending on the amount of computing resources available.
</a>

<a class="prompt prompt-cmd">
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