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A. J. McCoy

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Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 5 Approach:deep learning· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:protein structure· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 2 Approach:transformer / foundation model· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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R. J. Read· 6 shared T. C. Terwilliger· 4 shared B. K. Poon· 2 shared C. J. Williams· 2 shared C. Millan· 2 shared J. S. Richardson· 2 shared P. D. Adams· 2 shared R. D. Oeffner· 2 shared

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Likelihood-based docking of models into cryo-EM maps

C. Millan, A. J. McCoy, T. C. Terwilliger, R. J. Read

This paper introduces a likelihood-based method for docking models into cryo-EM maps, improving speed and accuracy by using expected log-likelihood-gain scores.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2022Biophysics

Likelihood-based signal and noise analysis for docking of models into cryo-EM maps

R. J. Read, C. Millan, A. J. McCoy, T. C. Terwilliger

The paper develops a likelihood-based method to analyze signal and noise in cryo-EM maps for improved model docking.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2022Biophysics

AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses, and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination

T. C. Terwilliger, D. L. Leibschner, T. Croll, C. J. Williams, A. J. McCoy, B. K. Poon, P. Afonine, R. D. Oeffner, J. S. Richardson, R. J. Read, P. D. Adams

The paper evaluates high-confidence AlphaFold predictions against experimental crystal structures, showing they are accurate but require experimental validation for detailed structural features.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2022Biochemistry

Accelerating crystal structure determination with iterative AlphaFold prediction

T. C. Terwilliger, P. V. Afonine, D. Liebschner, T. I. Croll, A. J. McCoy, R. D. Oeffner, C. J. Williams, B. K. Poon, J. S. Richardson, R. J. Read, P. D. Adams

This paper introduces an iterative AlphaFold method to accelerate crystal structure determination using sequence and crystallographic data, achieving higher accuracy than non-iterative approaches.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2022Biochemistry

Possible Implications of AlphaFold2 for Crystallographic Phasing by Molecular Replacement

A. J. McCoy, M. D. Sammito, R. J. Read

The paper explores how AlphaFold2's accurate protein structure models may impact crystallographic phasing methods, particularly molecular replacement.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2021Biophysics

Likelihood-based estimation of substructure content from single-wavelength anomalous diffraction (SAD) intensity data

K. S. Hatti, A. J. McCoy, R. J. Read

The paper introduces a likelihood-based method to estimate substructure content from SAD intensity data, accounting for measurement errors and correlations between Bijvoet mates.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2021Biophysics