Accurate proteome-wide missense variant effect prediction with AlphaMissense
The vast majority of missense variants observed in the human genome are of unknown
clinical significance. We present AlphaMissense, an adaptation of AlphaFold fine-tuned on …
clinical significance. We present AlphaMissense, an adaptation of AlphaFold fine-tuned on …
Proteingym: Large-scale benchmarks for protein fitness prediction and design
Predicting the effects of mutations in proteins is critical to many applications, from
understanding genetic disease to designing novel proteins to address our most pressing …
understanding genetic disease to designing novel proteins to address our most pressing …
Deep mutational scanning: A versatile tool in systematically mapping genotypes to phenotypes
H Wei, X Li - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Unveiling how genetic variations lead to phenotypic variations is one of the key questions in
evolutionary biology, genetics, and biomedical research. Deep mutational scanning (DMS) …
evolutionary biology, genetics, and biomedical research. Deep mutational scanning (DMS) …
Functional and structural insights into RAS effector proteins
RAS proteins are conserved guanosine triphosphate (GTP) hydrolases (GTPases) that act
as molecular binary switches and play vital roles in numerous cellular processes. Upon GTP …
as molecular binary switches and play vital roles in numerous cellular processes. Upon GTP …
Decrypting Allostery in Membrane-Bound K-Ras4B Using Complementary In Silico Approaches Based on Unbiased Molecular Dynamics Simulations
M Castelli, F Marchetti, S Osuna… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein functions are dynamically regulated by allostery, which enables conformational
communication even between faraway residues, and expresses itself in many forms, akin to …
communication even between faraway residues, and expresses itself in many forms, akin to …
MoCHI: neural networks to fit interpretable models and quantify energies, energetic couplings, epistasis, and allostery from deep mutational scanning data
We present MoCHI, a tool to fit interpretable models using deep mutational scanning data.
MoCHI infers free energy changes, as well as interaction terms (energetic couplings) for …
MoCHI infers free energy changes, as well as interaction terms (energetic couplings) for …
The genetic architecture of protein stability
AJ Faure, A Martí-Aranda, C Hidalgo-Carcedo… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
There are more ways to synthesize a 100-amino acid (aa) protein (20100) than there are
atoms in the universe. Only a very small fraction of such a vast sequence space can ever be …
atoms in the universe. Only a very small fraction of such a vast sequence space can ever be …
Local energetic frustration conservation in protein families and superfamilies
Energetic local frustration offers a biophysical perspective to interpret the effects of
sequence variability on protein families. Here we present a methodology to analyze local …
sequence variability on protein families. Here we present a methodology to analyze local …
Extrapolating lessons from targeted protein degradation to other proximity-inducing drugs
GE Winter - ACS Chemical Biology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is an emerging pharmacologic strategy. It relies on
small-molecule “degraders” that induce proximity of a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase …
small-molecule “degraders” that induce proximity of a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase …
The genetic architecture of protein interaction affinity and specificity
AM Bendel, AJ Faure, D Klein, K Shimada… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The encoding and evolution of specificity and affinity in protein-protein interactions is poorly
understood. Here, we address this question by quantifying how all mutations in one protein …
understood. Here, we address this question by quantifying how all mutations in one protein …