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ArticleJournal of cheminformatics2025

SuperMetal: a generative AI framework for rapid and precise metal ion location prediction in proteins.

Xiaobo Lin, Zhaoqian Su, Yunchao Lance Liu, Jingxian Liu, Xiaohan Kuang, Peter T Cummings, Jesse Spencer-Smith, Jens Meiler

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Xiaobo Lin *Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37212, TN, USA.
Zhaoqian Su *Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37212, TN, USA. Zhaoqian.su@vanderbilt.edu.
Yunchao Lance LiuComputer Science Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37240, TN, USA.
Jingxian LiuData Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37212, TN, USA.
Xiaohan KuangData Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37212, TN, USA.
Peter T CummingsChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37235, TN, USA.
Jesse Spencer-SmithData Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37212, TN, USA.
Jens MeilerInstitute for Drug Discovery, Institute for Computer Science, Wilhelm Ostwald Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University Leipzig, Leipzig, 04109, Germany.

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Abstract

Metal ions, as abundant and vital cofactors in numerous proteins, are crucial for enzymatic activities and protein interactions. Given their pivotal role and catalytic efficiency, accurately and efficiently identifying metal-binding sites is fundamental to elucidating their biological functions and has significant implications for protein engineering and drug discovery. To address this challenge, we present SuperMetal, a generative AI framework that leverages a score-based diffusion model coupled with a confidence model to predict metal-binding sites in proteins with high precision and efficiency. Using zinc ions as an example, SuperMetal outperforms existing state-of-the-art models, achieving a precision of 94 % and coverage of 90 %, with zinc ions localization within 0.52 ± 0.55 Å of experimentally determined positions, thus marking a substantial advance in metal-binding site prediction. Furthermore, SuperMetal demonstrates rapid prediction capabilities (under 10 s for proteins with

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Diffusion modelGenerative AIMetal-binding sitesMetalloprotein

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PMCPMC12265342

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