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ReviewCurrent research in structural biology2025

AI-based quality assessment methods for protein structure models from cryo-EM.

Han Zhu, Genki Terashi, Farhanaz Farheen, Tsukasa Nakamura, Daisuke Kihara

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Review in Current research in structural biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Accurate Macromolecular Complex Modeling for Cryo-EM with CryoZeta.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Han ZhuDepartment of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Genki TerashiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Farhanaz FarheenDepartment of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Tsukasa NakamuraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Daisuke KiharaDepartment of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

Funding

Building protein structure models for intermediate resolution cryo-electron microscopy mapsR01GM133840 · NIGMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI KIHARA, DAISUKE · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM133840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionized structural biology, with an increasing number of structures being determined by cryo-EM each year, many at higher resolutions. However, challenges remain in accurately interpreting cryo-EM maps. Inaccuracies can arise in regions of locally low resolution, where manual model building is more prone to errors. Validation scores for structure models have been developed to assess both the compatibility between map density and the structure, as well as the geometric and stereochemical properties of protein models. Recent advancements have introduced artificial intelligence (AI) into this field. These emerging AI-driven tools offer unique capabilities in the validation and refinement of cryo-EM-derived protein atomic models, potentially leading to more accurate protein structures and deeper insights into complex biological systems.

Indexed as

Cryo-electron microscopyCryo-EMDeep learningModel quality assessmentModel validationStructural biologyStructure modeling

Identifiers

PMID39996138
PMCPMC11848767

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