Computational approaches to macromolecular interactions in the cell.

Structural modeling of a cell is an evolving strategic direction in computational structural biology. It takes advantage of new powerful modeling techniques, deeper understanding of fundamental principles of molecular structure and assembly, and rapid growth of the amount of structural data generated by experimental techniques. Key modeling approaches to principal types of macromolecular assemblies in a cell already exist. The main challenge, along with the further development of these modeling approaches, is putting them together in a consistent, unified whole cell model. This opinion piece addresses the fundamental aspects of modeling macromolecular assemblies in a cell, and the state-of-the-art in modeling of the principal types of such assemblies.

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