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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Systematic Exploration of Small-Molecule Binding via a Large Language Model Trained on Textualized Protein-Ligand Interactions.

Taeseob Lee, Heehoon Jung, Ahnjae Jung, JaeWoong Min, Jong Hui Hong, Bin Claire Zhang, Jongsun Jung

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Taeseob LeeSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8042-7247
Heehoon JungSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.
Ahnjae JungSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.
JaeWoong MinSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.
Jong Hui HongSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.
Bin Claire ZhangCerebras Systems Inc., 1237 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
Jongsun JungSyntekabio Inc., 18 Gukjegwahak 17-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34002, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergent Large Language Models (LLMs) show impressive capabilities in performing a wide range of tasks. These models can be harnessed for biophysical use as well. The main challenge in this endeavor lies in transforming 3D chemical data into 1D language-like data. We developed a method to transform molecular data into language-like data and tokenize it for LLM use in a biophysical context. We then trained a model and validated it with a known protein-ligand complex. Using the pre-trained result, the model can assess the chemical properties of targets, detect shared binding properties and structures, and reveal related drugs. The model and the synthetic language to describe binding interactions uncovered novel protein-protein networks influenced by ligands, indicating functionally related yet previously unreported interactions.

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ProteinsSmall Molecule LibrariesBinding SitesLarge Language ModelsLigandsModels, MolecularProtein BindingLigandsProteinsSmall Molecule LibrariesAI drug discoverycategorized chemical propertiesGPT applicationtextualized binding interaction

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PMID41375113
PMCPMC12692874

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