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ArticleDigital discovery2025

af2rave: protein ensemble generation with physics-based sampling.

Da Teng, Vanessa J Meraz, Akashnathan Aranganathan, Xinyu Gu, Pratyush Tiwary

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Da TengInstitute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742 USA ptiwary@umd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1905-4277
Vanessa J MerazInstitute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742 USA ptiwary@umd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-3191
Akashnathan AranganathanInstitute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742 USA ptiwary@umd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7938-2141
Xinyu GuInstitute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742 USA ptiwary@umd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-7807
Pratyush TiwaryInstitute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742 USA ptiwary@umd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-6922

Funding

Supplement to promote diversity: From atoms to mechanisms - Artificial Intelligence augmented molecular simulations for mechanistic ligand design.R35GM142719 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI TIWARY, PRATYUSH · 2021 to 2025
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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce , an open-source Python package that implements an improved and automated version of our previous AlphaFold2-RAVE protocol. AlphaFold2-RAVE integrates machine learning-based structure prediction with physics-driven sampling to generate alternative protein conformations efficiently. It has been well established that protein structures are not static but exist as ensembles of conformations, many of which are functionally relevant yet challenging to resolve experimentally. While deep learning models like AlphaFold2 can predict structural ensembles, they lack explicit physical validation. The Alphafold2-RAVE family of methods addresses this limitation by combining reduced multiple sequence alignment (MSA) AlphaFold2 predictions with biased or unbiased molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to efficiently explore local conformational space. Compared to our previous work, the current workflow significantly reduced the required amount of

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