What role did protein-function prediction play?
The described workflow used predictions over proteins in UniProt that had not been characterized to help identify candidates for further study. Such predictions can narrow a search, but they are hypotheses about function and need independent experiments to determine whether the candidate behaves as expected.
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AI Found an Antimicrobial Candidate. The Crucial Experiment Comes NextA protein-function search can help prioritize a research candidate, but prediction and laboratory validation remain different stages.
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