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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Advances in AI for Protein Structure Prediction: Implications for Cancer Drug Discovery and Development.

Xinru Qiu, Han Li, Greg Ver Steeg, Adam Godzik

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Xinru QiuDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1391-252X
Han LiDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-9424-9576
Greg Ver SteegDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Adam GodzikDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.

Funding

TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.75N93022C00035 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SATCHELL, KARLA · 2022 to 2025
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NIAID NIH HHS 75N93022C00035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in AI-driven technologies, particularly in protein structure prediction, are significantly reshaping the landscape of drug discovery and development. This review focuses on the question of how these technological breakthroughs, exemplified by AlphaFold2, are revolutionizing our understanding of protein structure and function changes underlying cancer and improve our approaches to counter them. By enhancing the precision and speed at which drug targets are identified and drug candidates can be designed and optimized, these technologies are streamlining the entire drug development process. We explore the use of AlphaFold2 in cancer drug development, scrutinizing its efficacy, limitations, and potential challenges. We also compare AlphaFold2 with other algorithms like ESMFold, explaining the diverse methodologies employed in this field and the practical effects of these differences for the application of specific algorithms. Additionally, we discuss the broader applications of these technologies, including the prediction of protein complex structures and the generative AI-driven design of novel proteins.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsArtificial IntelligenceDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryHumansAntineoplastic AgentsAlphaFold2artificial intelligencecancerdrug discoverygenerative AI

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PMID38540759
PMCPMC10968151

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