Prediction of Protein Structure and AI

Overview

Journal J Hum Genet

Specialty Genetics

Date 2024 Jan 4

PMID 38177398

Authors

Shiho Ohno

Noriyoshi Manabe

Yoshiki Yamaguchi

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Abstract

AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for predicting the 3D structure of proteins, is now widely recognized for its high accuracy and versatility in the folding of human proteins. AlphaFold is useful for understanding structure-function relationships from protein 3D structure models and can serve as a template or a reference for experimental structural analysis including X-ray crystallography, NMR and cryo-EM analysis. Its use is expanding among researchers, not only in structural biology but also in other research fields. Researchers are currently exploring the full potential of AlphaFold-generated protein models. Predicting disease severity caused by missense mutations is one such application. This article provides an overview of the 3D structural modeling of AlphaFold based on deep learning techniques and highlights the challenges in predicting the pathogenicity of missense mutations.

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