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Week 13Capstone

Case Studies in Protein Design

This week covers: de novo design strategies, case studies: foldit, mini-proteins, binders, successes vs failures

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Core Concepts
  • De novo design strategies
  • Case studies: foldit, mini-proteins, binders
  • Successes vs failures

Week Content

Section
30-45 min

Design Case Studies

Real-world examples of successful protein design

Required Readings

De novo protein design review

Required
Read

Foldit citizen science

Required
Read
Exercises

Coding Exercise

Download a de novo design from PDB

Python
Start

Visualization

Compare designed vs natural fold families

Interactive
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