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Foldwords

An evolving ontology and student guide to AlphaFold.

34 terms, explained for students — from amino acids to confidence scores.

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Example & analogy
AlphaFold 2 adapted to predict chains binding together.
Formal description
Predicts how multiple protein chains bind.
Why it matters
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Common misunderstanding
Not yet documented for this concept. Nicknames are memory aids, not literal definitions.
Connected concepts
- AlphaFold-Multimer is related to ipTM Citation ↗
- Quaternary structure is related to AlphaFold-Multimer Citation ↗
- ipTM is related to AlphaFold-Multimer Citation ↗
Sources & citations
- Evans et al. 2021, bioRxiv (AlphaFold-Multimer) ↗
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