Predictor@home explained

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Predictor@home was a volunteer computing project that used BOINC[1] software to predict protein structure from protein sequence in the context of the 6th biannual CASP, or Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction. A major goal of the project was the testing and evaluating of new algorithms to predict both known and unknown protein structures.[2]

Predictor@home was complementary to Folding@home.[3] Whereas the latter aims to study the dynamics of protein folding, Predictor@home aimed to specify what the final tertiary structure will be.[2] Also, the two projects differ significantly in the infrastructure they use. The project used BOINC software, whereas Folding@home maintains its own software completely outside of BOINC.[4] [5]

However, for a time, Predictor@home competed with other BOINC protein structure prediction projects, such as Rosetta@home. Each uses different methods of rapidly and reliably predicting the final tertiary structure.[6]

Predictor@home is currently inactive.[7] [8]

History

Predictor@home holds the distinction of being the first independent BOINC project to be launched. The project was set up and run by Michela Taufer at The Scripps Research Institute.[9]

On September 6, 2006, Predictor@home was temporarily taken off line, with no new work units being sent out. In May, 2008, the project reverted to Alpha status while experimenting with new methods.

Over the summer of 2008, the project servers were moved to the University of Michigan[10] [11] and as of December 2008, the project had not sent out any work for some months. BOINC stats sites were unable to obtain updated XML data, as this had been suspended by the project team.

On June 10, 2009, the Predictor@home web site and forums were shut down.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BOINC: Predictor@home Team Stats. BOINC. 13 April 2022. 14 April 2022. 27 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327103557/http://boincstats.com/stats/team_stats.php?pr=pah&st=0. live.
  2. Web site: Predictor@home. United BOINC. 2011-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110924085436/http://www.unitedboinc.com/en/projects/34-projects/74-predictor-at-home. 2011-09-24. dead.
  3. Web site: Folding@Home Project. 2011-08-25. 2011-09-21. 2012-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402182321/http://www.boinc-wiki.info/Folding@Home. live.
  4. Web site: High Performance FAQ . Pande Group . . FAQ . 2010-05-13 . 2011-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819053557/http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-highperformance . 2012-08-19.
  5. Web site: Re: Answers to: Reasons for not using F@H. 7im. 2010-04-02. 2011-09-05. 2021-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824183611/https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1164&start=135#p137893. live.
  6. Web site: What is Rosetta@home . 2009-04-08 . 2011-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913093155/http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/rah_about.php . 2008-09-13.
  7. Web site: BOINC Project list. 2011-06-17. 2011-09-21. 2008-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908070538/http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Project_list#Biology_and_Medicine. live.
  8. Web site: Cafe Rosetta: Predictor@home. 2008-08-23. 2011-09-21. 2012-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323001230/http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=4329. live.
  9. Web site: BOINC in Retrospect . 2022-11-05 . continuum-hypothesis.com . en.
  10. Web site: Predictor has finished moving to Michigan. Team MacNN. 2008-02-16. 2011-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206170012/http://team.macnn.com/index.php?topic=predictor. 2011-12-06. dead.
  11. Web site: 2008-11-08 . Predictor@Home . 2022-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081108120407/http://predictor.chem.lsa.umich.edu/ . 2008-11-08 .

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