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Using AlphaFold Multimer to discover interkingdom protein-protein interactions

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Structural prediction by artificial intelligence (AI) can be powerful new instruments to discover novel protein-protein interactions, but the community still grapples with the implementation, opportunities and limitations. Here, we discuss and re-analyse our in-silico screen for novel pathogen-secreted inhibitors of immune hydrolases to illustrate the power and limitations of structural predictions. We discuss strategies of curating sequences, including controls, and reusing sequence alignments and highlight important limitations originating from platforms, sequence depth and computing times. We hope these experiences will support similar interactomic screens by the research community.

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Metadata

Authors
Homma, F., Lyu, J., & van der Hoorn, R. A. L.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
van der Hoorn, Renier A. L.
Venue
The Plant Journal
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2024-06-14
Volume
120
Issue
1
Pages
19-28
ISSN
0960-7412 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4401667289
Cited by
37
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 3
FWCI
5.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • The Plant Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Oxford
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (DDT00230, 101019324)
  • European Research Council (101019324)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
AlphaFold-Multimer, protein-protein interaction, cross-kingdom interactions, sequence curation, plant-pathogen interaction
MeSH terms
Artificial Intelligence, Plant Proteins, Sequence Alignment, Protein Interaction Mapping

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