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3 claims from 2 papers

1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics

   SPEACH_AF: Sampling protein ensembles and conformational heterogeneity with Alphafold2

   Stein and Mchaourab · PLoS Computational Biology · 2022

   The authors present a way to steer AlphaFold2 towards alternate protein conformations by editing the multiple sequence alignment with in silico mutagenesis, tested on known examples and membrane proteins.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper hypothesises that a multiple sequence alignment also encodes protein shape variability, so altering it could make AlphaFold2 predict alternate conformations.“The approach is grounded in the hypothesis that the multiple sequence alignment must also encode for protein structural heterogeneity, thus its rational manipulation will enable Alphafold2 to sample alternate conformations.”

2. Computer Science › Computational Drug Discovery Methods

   AlphaFold2 structures guide prospective ligand discovery

   Lyu, Kapolka, Gumpper et al. · Science · 2024

   Docking large libraries against unrefined AlphaFold2 models of two receptors found new ligands as well as docking against experimental structures, extending structure-based drug design.

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   1. UncheckedDocking against AlphaFold2 models and experimental structures gave similarly high hit rates and similar binding affinities for two receptors.“Hit rates were high and similar for the experimental and AF2 structures, as were affinities.”
   2. UncheckedA cryo-EM structure of a potent 5-HT2A ligand found by AlphaFold2 docking showed residue adjustments resembling the AlphaFold2 prediction.“Determination of the cryo–electron microscopy structure for one of the more potent 5-HT2A ligands from the AF2 docking revealed residue accommodations that resembled the AF2 prediction.”