The Dance of Atoms-De Novo Protein Design with Diffusion Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16479v1
• Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:45:00 GMT
• Title: The Dance of Atoms-De Novo Protein Design with Diffusion Model
• Authors: Yujie Qin, Ming He, Changyong Yu, Ming Ni, Xian Liu, Xiaochen Bo,
• Abstract summary: De novo protein design refers to creating proteins with specific structures and functions that do not naturally exist.<n>In recent years, the accumulation of high-quality protein structure and sequence data and technological advancements have paved the way for the successful application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models in protein design.<n>Among various generative AI models, diffusion models have yielded the most promising results in protein design.
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• Abstract: The de novo design of proteins refers to creating proteins with specific structures and functions that do not naturally exist. In recent years, the accumulation of high-quality protein structure and sequence data and technological advancements have paved the way for the successful application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models in protein design. These models have surpassed traditional approaches that rely on fragments and bioinformatics. They have significantly enhanced the success rate of de novo protein design, and reduced experimental costs, leading to breakthroughs in the field. Among various generative AI models, diffusion models have yielded the most promising results in protein design. In the past two to three years, more than ten protein design models based on diffusion models have emerged. Among them, the representative model, RFDiffusion, has demonstrated success rates in 25 protein design tasks that far exceed those of traditional methods, and other AI-based approaches like RFjoint and hallucination. This review will systematically examine the application of diffusion models in generating protein backbones and sequences. We will explore the strengths and limitations of different models, summarize successful cases of protein design using diffusion models, and discuss future development directions.

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