Construction of a neural network energy function for protein physics
Yang, H.; Xiong, Z.; Zonta, F.
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Classical potentials are widely used to describe protein physics, due to their simplicity and accuracy, but they are continuously challenged as real applications become more demanding with time. Deep neural networks could help generating alternative ways of describing protein physics. Here we propose an unsupervised learning method to derive a neural network energy function for proteins. The energy function is a probability density model learned from plenty of 3D local structures which have been extensively explored by evolution. We tested this model on a few applications (assessment of protein structures, protein dynamics and protein sequence design), showing that the neural network can correctly recognize patterns in protein structures. In other words, the neural network learned some aspects of protein physics from experimental data.
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