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AI-POWERED PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION

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Five Powerful AI Protein Structure Prediction Approaches. One Modeling Environment.

Our protein structure prediction software lets you access Boltz-2, ESMFold2, AlphaFold2, OpenDDE, and ColabDock from a single interface. Protean 3D adds an intuitive workflow, visualization, batch processing, flexible cloud or local execution, and molecular modeling tools.

Easy AI modeling setup in Protean 3D

Run protein and protein-complex predictions through an intuitive interface without command-line setup.

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Submit multiple prediction jobs, track progress, and review results from interactive job tables.

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Run predictions through NovaCloud or use NovaLocal for locally hosted, high-throughput, or confidential workflows.

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DNASTAR term licenses of Lasergene Protein include up to 50 cloud-based predictions running on Amazon GPUs.

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Explore predicted structures interactively and move directly into molecular analysis.

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FAQs

How do I access protein structure prediction workflows?

When you license Lasergene Protein, you can perform NovaCloud predictions immediately; no further setup is needed. NovaCloud prediction tokens are included with your license and refills can be purchased if desired.

If you want to run predictions locally and/or have a need for high-throughput prediction capacity, consider a separate license for NovaLocal. NovaLocal requires Docker Desktop to run in the background. This application is free to install and run for most types of users.

What algorithms does this protein modeling software support?

Protean 3D protein modeling software currently supports Boltz, ESMFold2, OpenDDE, ColabDock and AlphaFold2. The AlphaFold2 option uses the fast ColabFold implementation of the AlphaFold 2.3/AlphaFold-Multimer algorithm.

How do the prediction algorithms differ?

  – Boltz is an AI-based, all-atom structure prediction algorithm that models proteins, DNA, RNA, and small molecules, including their interactions within biomolecular complexes. Use Boltz when you want to predict a protein structure…

  – Boltz is an AI-based, all-atom structure prediction algorithm that models proteins, DNA, RNA, and small molecules, including their interactions within biomolecular complexes. Use Boltz when you want to predict a protein structure in the context of binding partners, investigate protein–ligand interactions, or model complexes containing multiple types of molecules. Source: Boltz

  – AlphaFold2 is the faster ColabFold implementation of AlpaFold 2.3 (AlphaFold-Multimer), known for its ability to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences with high accuracy. Use AlphaFold2 when you want to predict the three-dimensional structure of an individual protein, particularly when you want to establish a baseline model for structural analysis or comparison with predictions from other algorithms.

  – OpenDDE is an all-atom, diffusion-based structure prediction algorithm that can model proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, and their interactions. Use OpenDDE when you want to investigate biomolecular complexes, including protein–protein and antibody–antigen interactions, or explore predicted binding poses involving multiple molecular components.

  – ESMFold2 is a protein structure prediction algorithm based on protein language models that predicts structures directly from amino acid sequences without requiring a multiple sequence alignment (MSA). Use ESMFold2 when you want a rapid first-pass structure prediction, need to model a protein with limited available sequence homologs, or want to screen multiple sequences efficiently.

  – ColabDock is an AI-powered protein–protein docking method designed to predict how two proteins interact and orient themselves within a complex. Use ColabDock when you already have two protein sequences or structures and want to investigate their potential binding arrangement, such as when studying protein–protein interactions or antibody–antigen binding.

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When should I use Boltz vs. OpenDDE?

Both support complex modeling, so emphasize Boltz for complexes involving small molecules or nucleic acids and OpenDDE as another option for exploring interaction geometry, including antibody–antigen complexes.

When should I use AlphaFold2 vs. ESMFold2?

The key distinction is that AlphaFold2 uses evolutionary information from sequence alignments, whereas ESMFold2 can predict from a single sequence without an MSA. This makes ESMFold2 particularly useful for fast initial predictions.

What file types can I import when doing AI protein modeling?

Protean 3D can import dozens of protein sequence and structure file types, with more being added all the time. See the Protean 3D column in the first table on our File Formats page for a current list.

How accurate are protein folding predictions?

The CASP (Critical Assessment of Protein Structure Prediction) challenge is widely regarded as the benchmark for evaluating protein structure prediction methods. AlphaFold2 and AlphaFold-Multimer demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in CASP experiments, while Boltz has been validated against leading modern structure prediction methods using benchmark datasets and CASP15 assessments.

How do I visualize the predicted structures?

Predicted structures can be visualized and analyzed directly in Protean 3D, including structural inspection, comparison, annotation, and downstream analysis workflows.

What statistics are provided for analyzing 3D protein structure prediction results?

Structure predictions include statistics such as the template modeling score (Tm-score), root mean square deviation (RMSD), confidence score, cluster size, density score, and more. The Protean 3D User Guide provides information about each of these scores and how they are used to determine the “best fit” model predictions.

Can I export the predicted structures for publication?

Yes. Predicted structures can be exported from Protean 3D in standard structure and image formats for downstream analysis, collaboration, and publication.

Can predicted structures be used for downstream docking or interaction studies?

Yes. Structures generated with the AI protein prediction algorithms discussed on this page can be used with protein docking workflows in Protean 3D, including antibody-antigen and protein-protein interaction studies.

Citations

Structure/epitope analysis and IgE binding activities of three cyclophilin family proteins from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Li, Y., Sun, X. & Yang, L (2023). Sci Rep 13, 13630. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40720-6.

The role of Streptococcal cell-envelope proteases in bacterial evasion of the innate immune system
Sophie McKenna, Kristin Krohn Huse, Sean Giblin et al. (2022). J Innate Immun 4 April 2022; 14 (2): 69–88. https://doi.org/10.1159/000516956.

Kir7.1 disease mutant T153I within the inner pore affects K+ conduction
Katie M. Beverley, Pawan K. Shahi, Meha Kabra et al. (2022), American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 323:1, C56-C68. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00093.2022.

Both recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing PCV2d Cap protein and PCV2d-VLPs can stimulate strong protective immune responses in mice
Zhang Y, Wu Y, Peng C et al. (2023). Heliyon Volume 9, Issue 12, E22941, Dec 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22941.

Characterization of a virulence factor in Plasmodiophora brassicae, with molecular markers for identification
Sedaghatkish A, Gossen BD, McDonald MR (2023). PLoS ONE 18(9): e0289842. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289842.

Ligands exert biased activity to regulate sigma 1 receptor interactions with cationic TRPA1, TRPV1, and TRPM8 dhannels
Cortés-Montero E, Sánchez-Blázquez P, Onetti Y, Merlos M and Garzón J (2019) Front. Pharmacol. 10:634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00634.

The axonal motor neuropathy-related HINT1 protein is a zinc- and calmodulin-regulated cysteine SUMO protease
Elsa Cortés-Montero, María Rodríguez-Muñoz, Pilar Sánchez-Blázquez, and Javier Garzón (2019). Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, Vol. 31, No. 7 Sep 2019.

A bifunctional cellulase–xylanase of a new Chryseobacterium strain isolated from the dung of a straw-fed cattle
Tan, Hao et al. (2018). Microbial Biotechnology 11(2), 381– 398. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13034.

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