Structure-aware deep learning predicts influenza antigenicity and guides vaccine strain recommendation
Xingyi Li, Chunyan Zhou, Kexin Xiao, Jialuo Xu, Xiangting Jia, Dongmin Zhao, Lei Chen, Yue Li, Jiajie Peng, Junnan Zhu, Yan Liu, Xuequn Shang, Huihui Kong
This paper introduces Vir3D, a structure-aware deep learning model that predicts influenza antigenicity and improves vaccine strain selection by incorporating 3D structural information from amino acid sequences.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics