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ArticleNature2024

Discovery of a structural class of antibiotics with explainable deep learning.

Felix Wong, Erica J Zheng, Jacqueline A Valeri, Nina M Donghia, Melis N Anahtar, Satotaka Omori, Alicia Li, Andres Cubillos-Ruiz, Aarti Krishnan, Wengong Jin and 11 more

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 210 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
210citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
73.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

210 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 370 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Active Learning for Generalizable Detonation Performance Prediction of Energetic Materials.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Felix Wong *Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2309-8835
Erica J Zheng *Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jacqueline A ValeriInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3430-5924
Nina M DonghiaWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Melis N AnahtarInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Satotaka OmoriInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Alicia LiIntegrated Biosciences, San Carlos, CA, USA.
Andres Cubillos-RuizInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Aarti KrishnanInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7936-4442
Wengong JinEric and Wendy Schmidt Center, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0555-3056
Abigail L MansonInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3800-0714
Jens FriedrichsLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research and the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7166-6120
Ralf HelbigLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research and the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8326-9499
Behnoush HajianCenter for the Development of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Dawid K FiejtekCenter for the Development of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Florence F WagnerCenter for the Development of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Holly H SoutterCenter for the Development of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ashlee M EarlInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7857-9145
Jonathan M StokesInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Lars D RennerLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research and the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0178-1788
James J CollinsInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA. jimjc@mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5560-8246
Broad Institute · USLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research · DE

Funding

Viral Genomics: evolution, spread, and host interactionsU19AI110818 · NIAID · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI SABETI, PARDIS CHRISTINE · 2014 to 2024
$66.5M
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND TUMOR BIOLOGYT32CA009216 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David Michael Langenau · 1985 to 2026
$10.6M
Genetic, Metabolic and Regulatory Control of MIC and Relapse in M. tuberculosisR01AI146194 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ALLAND, DAVID, SHERMAN, DAVID R · 2020 to 2024
$4.1M
Physical Biology and Deep Learning for Antibiotic Resistance and DiscoveryK25AI168451 · NIAID · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI Felix Wong · 2023 to 2026
$486k
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009216NIAID NIH HHS K25 AI168451NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146194NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI110818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of novel structural classes of antibiotics is urgently needed to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsDeep LearningDrug DiscoveryAlgorithmsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNeural Networks, ComputerSkinStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID38123686
PMCPMC10866013
OpenAlexW4389991855

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