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ArticleProteins2025

Results of the Protein Engineering Tournament: An Open Science Benchmark for Protein Modeling and Design.

Chase Armer, Hassan Kane, Dana L Cortade, Henning Redestig, David A Estell, Adil Yusuf, Nathan Rollins, Aviv Spinner, Debora Marks, T J Brunette and 2 more

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Article in Proteins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Chase ArmerColumbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Hassan KaneMedium Biosciences, San Francisco, California, USA.
Dana L CortadeAlign to Innovate, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Henning RedestigInternational Flavors and Fragrances, New York, New York, USA.
David A EstellInternational Flavors and Fragrances, New York, New York, USA.
Adil YusufMedium Biosciences, San Francisco, California, USA.
Nathan RollinsSeismic Therapeutic, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Aviv SpinnerDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Debora MarksDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
T J BrunetteAlign to Innovate, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Peter J KellyAlign to Innovate, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Erika DeBenedictisAlign to Innovate, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7933-2651

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Align to InnovateGriffin Catalyst
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The grand challenge of protein engineering is the development of computational models to characterize and generate protein sequences for arbitrary functions. Progress is limited by lack of (1) benchmarking opportunities, (2) large protein function datasets, and (3) access to experimental protein characterization. We introduce the Protein Engineering Tournament-a fully-remote competition designed to foster the development and evaluation of computational approaches in protein engineering. The tournament consists of a predictive round, predicting biophysical properties from protein sequences, followed by a generative round where novel protein sequences are designed, expressed, and characterized using automated methods. Upon completion, all datasets, experimental protocols, and methods are made publicly available. We detail the structure and outcomes of a pilot Tournament involving seven protein design teams, powered by six multi-objective datasets, with experimental characterization by our partner, International Flavors and Fragrances. Forthcoming Protein Engineering Tournaments aim to mobilize the scientific community towards transparent evaluation of progress in the field.

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Computational BiologyProtein EngineeringProteinsAlgorithmsAmino Acid SequenceBenchmarkingDatabases, ProteinModels, MolecularProtein ConformationSoftwareProteinsbenchmarkingde novo designenzymesmachine learningprotein engineering

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PMID40546234
PMCPMC12517241

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