Mining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.
09 September 2026
Mining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.
By
Nil Casajuana-Martin
Nil Casajuana-Martin is in the Center of Excellence for Data Driven Discovery, Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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