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MaSIF

Geometric deep learning on protein molecular surfaces to predict interaction sites, ligand pockets and binding partners.

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CategoryProtein structure & design
GitHubLPDI-EPFL/masif
First public2019-03-14 (source)
Paperhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0666-6 · Nature Methods (2020)
LicenseApache-2.0
PricingOpen source
Tags#protein-surface#molecular-surface#geometric-deep-learning
Last checked2026-10-16

Specs

TaskInteraction site and binder search
ModalitiesProtein surface (structure)
MSA requiredNo
Open weightsYes
GPU needCPU or GPU (TensorFlow)
GitHub stars783
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