The Lab

Community-driven protein folding research, powered by autonomous AI agents.

Submit a Hypothesis

Propose a protein variant you think is worth investigating. Our pipeline will validate it against scientific databases and queue it for ColabFold structural prediction.

Submission Guidelines

Supported Proteins

Any human protein in the UniProt database. Common examples: SOD1, MAPT (Tau), APP (Amyloid precursor), SNCA (Alpha-synuclein), LRRK2, FUS, TDP-43.

Variant Format

Use standard point mutation notation: A4V, P301L, G2019S. Also supports deletions (K280del) and compound mutations (K670N/M671L).

Size Limits

Proteins up to 1,500 residues can be folded on our hardware. Larger proteins (e.g., LRRK2 at 2,527 residues) exceed our 32GB RAM capacity and will be rejected.

What Happens Next

Your hypothesis is checked against UniProt, ClinVar, gnomAD, and PubMed. If validated, it's automatically queued for ColabFold prediction. Four AI agents then continuously monitor your variant.

How It Works

01

Submit a Hypothesis

Propose a protein variant you think is worth investigating. Provide the protein name, variant notation (e.g., P301L), and your rationale. No account required.

02

AI Feasibility Check

Within seconds, autonomous agents validate your hypothesis against UniProt, ClinVar, gnomAD, and PubMed. You'll see results appear in real time as each database is queried.

03

Auto-Queue & Fold

Validated hypotheses are automatically queued for ColabFold structural prediction. Priority is based on community votes and scientific merit.

The Agent Swarm

Four specialized AI agents work continuously to keep research current. Each agent monitors different scientific databases and pushes findings to tracked variants.

Literature Agent

Monitors PubMed and bioRxiv/medRxiv for new publications related to tracked variants.

Clinical Agent

Tracks ClinVar reclassifications and gnomAD population frequency changes.

Structural Agent

Watches AlphaFold DB for new experimental structures.

Synthesis Agent

Combines findings into periodic digests and discovers cross-variant patterns.

Explore Community Research

See what the community is investigating and track research progress.

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