Deciphering protein evolution and fitness landscapes with latent space models

Multiple sequence alignments of proteins carry information about evolution, the protein’s fitness landscape and its stability in the face of mutations. Here, the authors demonstrate the utility of latent space models learned using variational autoencoders to infer these properties from sequences.

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Main Authors: Xinqiang Ding, Zhengting Zou, Charles L. Brooks III
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/be97bb08e16b437b9a2c5f2e3d8550b1
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Summary:Multiple sequence alignments of proteins carry information about evolution, the protein’s fitness landscape and its stability in the face of mutations. Here, the authors demonstrate the utility of latent space models learned using variational autoencoders to infer these properties from sequences.