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An atom-level graph neural network that denoises corrupted structures generates small-molecule and protein-ligand conformational ensembles, and its active-site pre-organization metric enriched for more active designed retroaldolases.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 4, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry✦ In-depth digest