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Ikechukwu Achilonu

University of the WitwatersrandORCID 0000-0002-8658-956XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 2 Biochemistry· 1

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Assay:protein structure· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Avani Bharuthram· 1 shared Chinelo Henrietta OkonkwoiD· 1 shared Emmanuel Amarachi IwuchukwuiD· 1 shared Florette Kathleen TreurnichtiD· 1 shared Haifa Ben MessaoudiD· 1 shared Halimat Chisom AtandaiD· 1 shared Hazem Ben Mabrouk· 1 shared Houcemeddine OthmaniD· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintNov 28, 2025

ClpK as a Chaperone Hub: Computational Exploration of its Protein Interaction Landscape.

Tehrim Ballim, Ikechukwu Achilonu, Thandeka Khoza

This study uses computational methods to predict and analyze ClpK protein interactions in Klebsiella pneumoniae, identifying KPN_01323 as a promising interaction partner.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.28.691151

E. coliprotein structure

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BioinformaticsFrontiers in ChemistryPeer-reviewedNov 30, 2023

Computational Identification of Potential Inhibitors Targeting cdk1 in Colorectal Cancer

Uchechukwu Chibuzo Ogbodo, Ojochenemi A. Enejoh, Chinelo Henrietta Okonkwo…·Olaitan Igbagbo Awe

This study identifies four potential CDK1 inhibitors through molecular docking and dynamics simulations for colorectal cancer treatment.

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humanmachine learning (classical)

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BioinformaticsFrontiers in Molecular BiosciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 14, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein unlikely to bind to integrins via the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif of the Receptor Binding Domain: evidence from structural analysis and microscale accelerated molecular dynamics

Houcemeddine Othman, Haifa Ben Messaoud, Oussema Khamessi…·Najet Srairi‐Abid

This study investigates whether the RGD motif in SARS-CoV-2 RBD can bind integrins using structural analysis and simulations, finding no significant conformational changes or interaction capability.

22 citations

protein structurestatistical model

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