Structure-based drug design with equivariant diffusion models

Arne Schneuing, Charles Harris, Yuanqi Du, Kieran Didi, Arian Jamasb, Ilia Igashov, Weitao Du, Carla Gomes, Tom L. Blundell, Pietro Lio, Max Welling, Michael Bronstein, Bruno Correia · 2024

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Arne Schneuing and co-authors present a diffusion model that designs drug molecules to fit a chosen protein pocket, in work published in 2024. Most design tools each handle one narrow task and need fresh training per task. Their model treats design as generating a three dimensional molecule under conditions.

The model respects the geometry of rotations and reflections, so generated shapes stay physically sensible. One trained model handled several jobs: fresh design, tuning known molecules, designing against unwanted targets, and filling in partial structures. Extra constraints steered candidates toward better computed scores. The authors present the single model design as a flexible base for drug discovery work.

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CREATORArne Schneuing, Charles Harris, Yuanqi Du, Kieran Didi, Arian Jamasb, Ilia Igashov, Weitao Du, Carla Gomes, Tom L. Blundell, Pietro Lio, Max Welling, Michael Bronstein, Bruno Correia
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE71 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11659159

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