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Rapid and sensitive protein complex alignment with Foldseek-Multimer

Published inNature methods, vol. 22, no. 3, p. 469-472
Publication date2025-03
First online date2025-02-05
Abstract

Advances in computational structure prediction will vastly augment the hundreds of thousands of currently available protein complex structures. Translating these into discoveries requires aligning them, which is computationally prohibitive. Foldseek-Multimer computes complex alignments from compatible chain-to-chain alignments, identified by efficiently clustering their superposition vectors. Foldseek-Multimer is 3-4 orders of magnitudes faster than the gold standard, while producing comparable alignments; this allows it to compare billions of complex pairs in 11 h. Foldseek-Multimer is open-source software available at GitHub via https://github.com/steineggerlab/foldseek/ , https://search.foldseek.com/search/ and the BFMD database.

Funding
  • National Research Foundation of Korea [2021-R1C1-C102065]
  • Seoul National University [Creative-Pioneering Researchers Program]
  • National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [2021-M3A9-I4021220]
  • European Commission - Infinite Protein Self-Assembly in Health and Disease [819318]
Citation (ISO format)
KIM, Woosub et al. Rapid and sensitive protein complex alignment with Foldseek-Multimer. In: Nature methods, 2025, vol. 22, n° 3, p. 469–472. doi: 10.1038/s41592-025-02593-7
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