Dirigirse a las neosurfaces de proteínas y ligandos con una herramienta de aprendizaje profundo generalizable

Anthony Marchand1, Stephen Buckley1, Arne Schneuing1

  • 1Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Nature
|January 15, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron una estrategia computacional para diseñar proteínas dirigidas a neosurfaces, que son superficies formadas por complejos de proteínas y ligandos. Este enfoque utiliza el aprendizaje profundo para crear nuevas interacciones de proteínas inducidas químicamente para terapias controladas por medicamentos.

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