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  "id": 411409,
  "title": "The spatial structure of amino acids",
  "url": "/competitions/cafa-5-protein-function-prediction/discussion/411409",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-05-19T04:43:35.513481300Z",
  "votes": 7,
  "comment_count": 6,
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  "content": "<p>Spatial structure is an important factor affecting function.</p>\n<p>So I tried to predict the spatial structure of P20536 using AlphaFold.<br>\nHowever the prediction took too long to be realistic….<br>\nIt would take a lot of computing power to do that, but I'm just a noob.</p>\n<p>Here is the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/horikitasaku/p20536\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pdb</strong></a> file</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2Fcadda09f226158047e92eb845b5ed586%2FHTTPS___FILE2B.VSCODE-RESOURCE.VSCODE-CDN.NET_D3A_CODE_KAGGLE_CAFA_PROTEIN_P20536.PDB.png?generation=1684471170068295&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F3b58f6013a0f49cad20916043114cf01%2FFwdvMHVaMAEabqN.jpg?generation=1684471493510393&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F709b02fecf48a9e870ca3d6cd4558a8d%2FFwdwianagAQA2vo.jpg?generation=1684471548271719&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
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      "id": "2265210",
      "postDate": "05/19/2023 04:43:35",
      "content": "<p>Spatial structure is an important factor affecting function.</p>\n<p>So I tried to predict the spatial structure of P20536 using AlphaFold.<br>\nHowever the prediction took too long to be realistic….<br>\nIt would take a lot of computing power to do that, but I'm just a noob.</p>\n<p>Here is the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/horikitasaku/p20536\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pdb</strong></a> file</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2Fcadda09f226158047e92eb845b5ed586%2FHTTPS___FILE2B.VSCODE-RESOURCE.VSCODE-CDN.NET_D3A_CODE_KAGGLE_CAFA_PROTEIN_P20536.PDB.png?generation=1684471170068295&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F3b58f6013a0f49cad20916043114cf01%2FFwdvMHVaMAEabqN.jpg?generation=1684471493510393&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F709b02fecf48a9e870ca3d6cd4558a8d%2FFwdwianagAQA2vo.jpg?generation=1684471548271719&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Spatial structure is an important factor affecting function.\n\nSo I tried to predict the spatial structure of P20536 using AlphaFold.\nHowever the prediction took too long to be realistic....\nIt would take a lot of computing power to do that, but I'm just a noob.\n\nHere is the [**pdb**](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/horikitasaku/p20536) file\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2Fcadda09f226158047e92eb845b5ed586%2FHTTPS___FILE2B.VSCODE-RESOURCE.VSCODE-CDN.NET_D3A_CODE_KAGGLE_CAFA_PROTEIN_P20536.PDB.png?generation=1684471170068295&alt=media)\n\n\n ![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F3b58f6013a0f49cad20916043114cf01%2FFwdvMHVaMAEabqN.jpg?generation=1684471493510393&alt=media)\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F709b02fecf48a9e870ca3d6cd4558a8d%2FFwdwianagAQA2vo.jpg?generation=1684471548271719&alt=media)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2265321",
      "postDate": "05/19/2023 06:50:52",
      "content": "<p>I haven't checked if all of the test/train proteins are covered, but there is a database of precomputed AlphaFold2 structures.</p>\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I haven't checked if all of the test/train proteins are covered, but there is a database of precomputed AlphaFold2 structures.\n\nLink: https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2265336",
      "postDate": "05/19/2023 07:11:35",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for reminding me!<br>\nRight! I did find some genes, but many were missing, such as the example I posted \"P20536\".</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for reminding me!\nRight! I did find some genes, but many were missing, such as the example I posted \"P20536\".",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2265983",
      "postDate": "05/19/2023 16:12:14",
      "content": "<p>Other resources that include experimental and predicted structures, including classification:</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cathdb.info/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cathdb.info/</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.rcsb.org/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.rcsb.org/</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Other resources that include experimental and predicted structures, including classification:\n\nhttp://www.cathdb.info/\n\nhttps://www.rcsb.org/",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2266473",
      "postDate": "05/20/2023 05:29:11",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing! I'll try!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for sharing! I'll try!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2270022",
      "postDate": "05/22/2023 23:01:17",
      "content": "<p>There are plenty of available protein structures that are likely to be very similar to that one:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10</a></p>\n<p>Even where AlphaFold structural models aren't available for a specific sequence, homolog structures may already exist.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There are plenty of available protein structures that are likely to be very similar to that one:\n\n[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure)\n\n[http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10](http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10)\n\nEven where AlphaFold structural models aren't available for a specific sequence, homolog structures may already exist.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2270047",
      "postDate": "05/23/2023 00:10:28",
      "content": "<p>You're absolutely right!<br>\nI soon realized this. It was not predicted by alphafold because of the experimentally discovered structure.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You're absolutely right!\nI soon realized this. It was not predicted by alphafold because of the experimentally discovered structure.",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2265321,
      "author_name": "norixmb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "05/19/2023 06:50:52",
      "content": "<p>I haven't checked if all of the test/train proteins are covered, but there is a database of precomputed AlphaFold2 structures.</p>\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2265336,
          "author_name": "horikitasaku",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "05/19/2023 07:11:35",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for reminding me!<br>\nRight! I did find some genes, but many were missing, such as the example I posted \"P20536\".</p>",
          "votes": null,
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            {
              "id": 2265983,
              "author_name": "iddux1",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "05/19/2023 16:12:14",
              "content": "<p>Other resources that include experimental and predicted structures, including classification:</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cathdb.info/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cathdb.info/</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.rcsb.org/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.rcsb.org/</a></p>",
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                {
                  "id": 2266473,
                  "author_name": "horikitasaku",
                  "author_url": "",
                  "post_date": "05/20/2023 05:29:11",
                  "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing! I'll try!</p>",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": 2270022,
              "author_name": "jbomitchell",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "05/22/2023 23:01:17",
              "content": "<p>There are plenty of available protein structures that are likely to be very similar to that one:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10</a></p>\n<p>Even where AlphaFold structural models aren't available for a specific sequence, homolog structures may already exist.</p>",
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                  "id": 2270047,
                  "author_name": "horikitasaku",
                  "author_url": "",
                  "post_date": "05/23/2023 00:10:28",
                  "content": "<p>You're absolutely right!<br>\nI soon realized this. It was not predicted by alphafold because of the experimentally discovered structure.</p>",
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    "2265210": "Spatial structure is an important factor affecting function.\n\nSo I tried to predict the spatial structure of P20536 using AlphaFold.\nHowever the prediction took too long to be realistic....\nIt would take a lot of computing power to do that, but I'm just a noob.\n\nHere is the [**pdb**](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/horikitasaku/p20536) file\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2Fcadda09f226158047e92eb845b5ed586%2FHTTPS___FILE2B.VSCODE-RESOURCE.VSCODE-CDN.NET_D3A_CODE_KAGGLE_CAFA_PROTEIN_P20536.PDB.png?generation=1684471170068295&alt=media)\n\n\n ![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F3b58f6013a0f49cad20916043114cf01%2FFwdvMHVaMAEabqN.jpg?generation=1684471493510393&alt=media)\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11676771%2F709b02fecf48a9e870ca3d6cd4558a8d%2FFwdwianagAQA2vo.jpg?generation=1684471548271719&alt=media)",
    "2265321": "I haven't checked if all of the test/train proteins are covered, but there is a database of precomputed AlphaFold2 structures.\n\nLink: https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/",
    "2265336": "Thank you for reminding me!\nRight! I did find some genes, but many were missing, such as the example I posted \"P20536\".",
    "2265983": "Other resources that include experimental and predicted structures, including classification:\n\nhttp://www.cathdb.info/\n\nhttps://www.rcsb.org/",
    "2266473": "Thank you for sharing! I'll try!",
    "2270022": "There are plenty of available protein structures that are likely to be very similar to that one:\n\n[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P20995/entry#structure)\n\n[http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10](http://www.cathdb.info/version/latest/superfamily/3.40.470.10)\n\nEven where AlphaFold structural models aren't available for a specific sequence, homolog structures may already exist.",
    "2270047": "You're absolutely right!\nI soon realized this. It was not predicted by alphafold because of the experimentally discovered structure."
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