We have evaluated the prediction accuracy of three different tools, deep-learning-based AlphaFold2, AlphaFold3, and large language model-based ESMFold, utilizing the experimentally derived structures deposited in the Protein Data Bank between 2022 an...
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Jan 14, 2026
Recent advances in machine learning and self-supervised deep language modeling have made it possible to accurately predict protein structural properties. Most existing models and pretraining methods leverage evolutionary information in multiple seque...
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Jan 13, 2026
The interaction of proteins with diverse molecular partners, including other proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates, is essential for performing various functions, from signal transduction and gene regulation to immune recognition and cellular tr...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Dec 31, 2025
Drug-target affinity (DTA) prediction is crucial in drug discovery. It enables researchers to elucidate the complex interaction mechanisms between candidate drugs and biological targets. However, current methods have limitations in capturing global s...
Journal of computer-aided molecular design
Dec 29, 2025
Integrating the techniques of deep learning, particularly graph neural network models, has made a significant advancement in drug discovery by facilitating effective exploration of chemical spaces and precise prediction of molecular properties. This ...
Macrocyclic drugs offer powerful opportunities for modulating protein-protein interactions, yet their development is limited by poor and unpredictable membrane permeability. Experimental testing is slow, and 3D modeling of macrocycles is computationa...
Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are vital regulators of electrical activity in excitable cells. Given their importance in physiology, NaV channels are key therapeutic targets for treating numerous conditions, yet developing subtype-selective drug...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Dec 15, 2025
Quantitative prediction of binding affinity in protein-protein interactions is critical for deciphering biological mechanisms and advancing therapeutic antibody development. While experimental methods for measuring binding affinity remain limited by ...
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Dec 10, 2025
The diversity and functions of metallothioneins (MTs) in Archaea remain poorly understood. This study identifies 180 archaeal MTs from 406 genomes, revealing distinct evolutionary lineages and structural diversity. Phylogenetic analysis suggests a no...
Chemical and conformational changes are crucial to protein function and its pharmacological control. X-ray crystallography can reveal these changes in atomic detail, but standard analysis methods, which refine separate datasets, often overlook differ...
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