Deep learning models help predict protein function

Deep learning models can improve protein annotations and has helped expand the Pfam database.

A protein structure with amino acid codes and a protein sequence in the background. White curvy lines running across the image are to represent neural networks.
Neural networks used to expand Pfam. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL
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