Alex Bateman (@alexbateman1) 's Twitter Profile
Alex Bateman

@alexbateman1

Head of Protein Sequence Resources at EMBL-EBI.

ID: 269700525

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The Pfam database (@pfamdb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Pfam paper: The Pfam protein families database: embracing AI/ML Nucleic Acids Res academic.oup.com/nar/advance-ar…

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Pfam paper: The Pfam protein families database: embracing AI/ML <a href="/NAR_Open/">Nucleic Acids Res</a>
 
academic.oup.com/nar/advance-ar…
Bioinformatics Advances (@bioinfoadv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👪"Keeping it in the family: Using protein family templates to rescue low confidence AlphaFold2 models" demonstrates how high-confidence templates improve predictions within protein families. doi.org/10.1093/bioadv… #StructuralBiology #AlphaFold2 #Bioinformatics Matthias Blum

👪"Keeping it in the family: Using protein family templates to rescue low confidence AlphaFold2 models" demonstrates how high-confidence templates improve predictions within protein families. doi.org/10.1093/bioadv… 
#StructuralBiology #AlphaFold2 #Bioinformatics 
<a href="/matthiasblum/">Matthias Blum</a>
Bioinformatics Advances (@bioinfoadv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔬How does #AlphaFold2 perform with minimal sequence input? "Dissecting AlphaFold2’s capabilities with limited sequence information" reveals insights into its ability to predict #ProteinStructures using structural templates without deep MSAs. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/bioadv…

🔬How does #AlphaFold2 perform with minimal sequence input? 
"Dissecting AlphaFold2’s capabilities with limited sequence information" reveals insights into its ability to predict #ProteinStructures using structural templates without deep MSAs. 
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/bioadv…
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📊 "A bioinformatician, computer scientist, and geneticist lead bioinformatic tool development—which one is better?" explores whether academic dept affiliation influences the accuracy of #bioinformatics software. Findings suggest no significant correlation, highlighting the

📊 "A bioinformatician, computer scientist, and geneticist lead bioinformatic tool development—which one is better?" explores whether academic dept affiliation influences the accuracy of #bioinformatics software. Findings suggest no significant correlation, highlighting the
InterPro (@interprodb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢InterPro release 104.0 is live! ✨Update to Pfam 37.2, NCBIfam 17.0, CDD 3.21. ✨661 new entries, including 682 signatures from the Pfam (663), NCBIfam (5), PANTHER (5), CDD (9) databases. Have a look: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/

📢InterPro release 104.0 is live!  
✨Update to Pfam 37.2, NCBIfam 17.0, CDD 3.21. 
✨661 new entries, including 682 signatures from the Pfam (663), NCBIfam (5), PANTHER (5), CDD (9) databases. Have a look: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/
The Pfam database (@pfamdb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pfam 37.2 is out 🎉It contains 302 new families and 18 new clans You can have a look at them in InterPro: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry…… or download the release from the Pfam ftp: ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/…

Pfam 37.2 is out 🎉It contains 302 new families and 18 new clans You can have a look at them in InterPro: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry…… or download the release from the Pfam ftp: ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/…
EMBL (@embl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet Francesco Costa Francesco Costa 🇮🇹 – a PhD student at EMBL-EBI, focusing on protein science. Francesco is fascinated by protein design, and his recent work helped ‘rescue’ low-confidence #AlphaFold protein structure predictions. embl.org/news/people-pe… #PhD

Meet Francesco Costa <a href="/atsoCF/">Francesco Costa</a> 🇮🇹 – a PhD student at EMBL-EBI, focusing on protein science.

Francesco is fascinated by protein design, and his recent work helped ‘rescue’ low-confidence #AlphaFold protein structure predictions.

embl.org/news/people-pe…

#PhD
GlobalBiodata (@globalbiodata) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our featured GCBR of the week is UniProt the world’s leading high-quality, comprehensive and freely accessible resource of protein sequence and functional information. Click the link to find out more bit.ly/43zJ8Ym UK Research and Innovation @EMBL U.S. National Science Foundation NIH SBFI SEFRI SERI

The Pfam database (@pfamdb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔥 Pfam 37.3 just dropped! 🚀 353 incredible new protein families + 7 new clans! 🧬✨ Revolutionise your research NOW via InterPro website: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry…, API & Pfam FTP!

🔥 Pfam 37.3 just dropped! 🚀 
353 incredible new protein families + 7 new clans! 🧬✨ Revolutionise your research NOW via
<a href="/InterProDB/">InterPro</a>  website: ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry…, API &amp; Pfam FTP!
InterPro (@interprodb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📝 Check out our new blog post highlighting the groundbreaking features in InterPro 105.0! Learn how InterPro-N, TED domains and viral protein structures are transforming protein classification: ebi.ac.uk/about/news/upd…

📝 Check out our new blog post highlighting the groundbreaking features in InterPro 105.0!
Learn how InterPro-N, TED domains and viral protein structures are transforming protein classification: ebi.ac.uk/about/news/upd…
InterPro (@interprodb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🦠🧬Exciting news! BFVD predicted viral protein structures are now available in InterPro! For the first time, explore InterPro functional annotations directly on 3D structures of viral proteins not covered by AlphaFold DB

🦠🧬Exciting news! BFVD predicted viral protein structures are now available in <a href="/InterProDB/">InterPro</a>!
For the first time, explore InterPro functional annotations directly on 3D structures of viral proteins not covered by AlphaFold DB
ISCB News (@iscb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#ISMBECCB2025 is only a few weeks out! If you'll be attending, don't forget to plan for the Green Challenges 🌱  Check out the daily actions in the flyer!

#ISMBECCB2025 is only a few weeks out! If you'll be attending, don't forget to plan for the Green Challenges 🌱 

Check out the daily actions in the flyer!
The Pfam database (@pfamdb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚀 HUGE NEWS: Pfam 37.4 is LIVE! 318 brand new protein families + 4 new clans! 🧬 Total collection now: 24,736 entries! 📈 Get exploring via InterPro website, API & Pfam FTP!

🚀 HUGE NEWS: Pfam 37.4 is LIVE! 
318 brand new protein families + 4 new clans! 🧬 
Total collection now: 24,736 entries! 📈 
Get exploring via InterPro website, API &amp; Pfam FTP!
UniProt (@uniprot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Find the true value of UniProt! A @PathOS EU-funded study by @CSIL finds @UniProt users save up to €5,475 & 219 hours/year. UniProt boosts research, biotech & healthcare by integrating 180+ databases with expert curation of publications. Read our Blog 👉 insideuniprot.blogspot.com/2025/06/unipro…

Find the true value of UniProt! A @PathOS EU-funded study by @CSIL finds @UniProt users save up to €5,475 &amp; 219 hours/year.
UniProt boosts research, biotech &amp; healthcare by integrating 180+ databases with expert curation of publications.
Read our Blog 👉 insideuniprot.blogspot.com/2025/06/unipro…
ELIXIR Europe (@elixireurope) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🙌 A case study from PathOS project has demonstrated the value and impact of UniProt, the universal protein resource. 💪 Findings of this case study strengthen the case for sustainable funding for 🌍 global #openscience resources. Read the news: loom.ly/Rcpa8cU

🙌 A case study from <a href="/PathOS_EU/">PathOS</a> project has demonstrated the value and impact of <a href="/uniprot/">UniProt</a>, the universal protein resource. 💪 Findings of this case study strengthen the case for sustainable funding for 🌍 global #openscience resources.

Read the news: loom.ly/Rcpa8cU
UniProt (@uniprot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#DidYouKnow… you can contribute to UniProt & share information on a specific protein 📷 Find the @UniProtKB entry 📷 Click the “Add a publication” link at the top of the entry 📷Log in with your ORCID Organization ID 📷 Complete the form Find annotated entries uniprot.org/uniprotkb?quer…

#DidYouKnow… you can contribute to UniProt &amp; share information on a specific protein  
📷 Find the @UniProtKB entry
📷 Click the “Add a publication” link at the top of the entry
📷Log in with your <a href="/ORCID_Org/">ORCID Organization</a> ID 
📷 Complete the form
Find annotated entries uniprot.org/uniprotkb?quer…
EMBL (@embl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EMBL Hamburg scientists have discovered a group of mysterious microbial cold-loving molecules, ‘cryorhodopsins’ with extraordinary abilities. They are the first observed molecules that can act as both on and off switches for electrical activity in cells. embl.org/news/science-t…

EMBL Hamburg scientists have discovered a group of mysterious microbial cold-loving molecules, ‘cryorhodopsins’ with extraordinary abilities.

They are the first observed molecules that can act as both on and off switches for electrical activity in cells.
embl.org/news/science-t…