Protein-ligand binding kinetics are primarily controlled by the protein, not the ligand.
Bharath Srinivasan, Ana Corrionero, Marco Barone, Patricia Alfonso, Niall Prendiville, Tatiana Cazorla, Anza Suneer Rahiyanath, Adrian Whitty, Peter J. Tonge
The paper analyzes 4,311 protein-small-molecule interactions to show that binding kinetics are mainly controlled by protein dynamics, not ligand structure.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry