A CNN model for predicting binding affinity changes between SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD variants and ACE2 homologues
C. Chen, V. S. Boorla, R. Chowdhury, R. H. Nissly, A. Gontu, S. K. Chothe, L. LaBella, P. Jakka, S. Ramasamy, K. J. Vandegrift, M. Surendran Nair, S. V. Kuchipudi, C. D. Maranas
The paper introduces a CNN model to predict RBD-hACE2 binding affinity changes for SARS-CoV-2 variants, achieving high accuracy and identifying variants with improved binding affinity.
bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics