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Mavchen-1: A Conformational Ensemble Platform for Protein–Ligand Pose Prediction That Substantially Outperforms Static Structure Prediction in a Category-Stratified Benchmark

Jul 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations · 46 references
Biology

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A category-stratified, statistically powered benchmark comparing pose prediction from receptor conformational ensembles against AlphaFold2, used as a matched static-structure baseline, across 29 protein–ligand systems spanning cryptic-pocket, induced-fit, water-mediated, and autoimmune-indication target classes is presented.

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