AlphaFold and the future of structural biology

This editorial acknowledges the transformative impact of new machine-learning methods, such as the use of AlphaFold, but also makes the case for the continuing need for experimental structural biology.

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Main Authors: Randy J. Read, Edward N. Baker, Charles S. Bond, Elspeth F. Garman, Mark J. van Raaij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2023-07-01
Series:IUCrJ
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Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252523004943
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author Randy J. Read
Edward N. Baker
Charles S. Bond
Elspeth F. Garman
Mark J. van Raaij
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spelling doaj.art-08110045186d4245962bb14f4413bfb62023-07-06T13:03:09ZengInternational Union of CrystallographyIUCrJ2052-25252023-07-0110437737910.1107/S2052252523004943me6233AlphaFold and the future of structural biologyRandy J. Read0Edward N. Baker1Charles S. Bond2Elspeth F. Garman3Mark J. van Raaij4Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United KingdomSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSchool of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, AustraliaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United KingdomDepartamento de Estructura de Macromoleculas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28049 Madrid, SpainThis editorial acknowledges the transformative impact of new machine-learning methods, such as the use of AlphaFold, but also makes the case for the continuing need for experimental structural biology.http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252523004943alphafoldprotein structure predictioncrystallographycryo-em
spellingShingle Randy J. Read
Edward N. Baker
Charles S. Bond
Elspeth F. Garman
Mark J. van Raaij
AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
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protein structure prediction
crystallography
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title AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
title_full AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
title_fullStr AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
title_full_unstemmed AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
title_short AlphaFold and the future of structural biology
title_sort alphafold and the future of structural biology
topic alphafold
protein structure prediction
crystallography
cryo-em
url http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252523004943
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