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Towards Sparse Causal Features for Zero-shot Mutation Effect Prediction in a Protein Language Model
Saishradha Mohanty, Manya Phutela, Anna G. Green
The paper introduces a sparse feature circuit framework to identify causal features in ESM-2 for zero-shot mutation effect prediction, showing that shared circuits explain mutation effects through 3D contact residues.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.747907